Hotmail's Junk Filter is HORRIBLE!

pokeplayer984 · **on:** June 17, 2009, 08:18:22 AM

Today when I woke up I checked my e-mail accounts like I do every day, and when I went to check my Hotmail account, I found that I have 65 pieces of Junk Mail. WTF!?

Of course I dumped them all right away, but seriously, how can you get that much junk in just one day?

There's no doubt in my mind now, Hotmail has the WORST Junk Filter I have EVER seen. Gmail is SO much better. Most I've ever gotten with that is 3 in one day. Most days though, I get zero there.

What's worse though, is that Hotmail can't tell the junk apart from the real stuff sometimes. I often get the same junk in my Inbox, rather than having it put where it belongs.

If it wasn't for the fact that I need it to chat with my friends, both on and off of GOF, I would've given it up by now.

Seriously, Hotmail downright sucks when it comes to filtering out the Junk.

Mumbling · **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2009, 10:00:50 AM

Lol tell me about it. On one email I only use for money business all the viagra spam comes through, while everything ending with @hotmail.com or @live.com or something is marked as spam... I tried editing that in the options but somehow hotmail won't allow me to mark @hotmail.com as a safe email

Yea it's terrible, mainly for that account.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2009, 01:59:08 PM

I only have a hotmail account for MSN. I sometimes check it. It puts all these stupid advertisements in my inbox and flags Malte's email and other email I need as junk mail! I finally found his email and responded to it when it was like 6 months old.

: He must've thought I was a real jerk for not replying.

Petrie. · **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:32:32 PM

Gmail is solid. You get spammed based on how many times bots can find your email online anywhere...if its out there its fair game.

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2009, 06:40:17 PM

There is a service out there that you can put on your email address. It blocks ALL emails except by email addresses that you approve. Kinda a pain in the butt, but it works for those who don't receive many emails outside their contracts.

BTW, do you wanna see spam? This is my very first Gmail email account:

Needless to say, I don't use this email address anymore.

Petrie. · **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:17:48 PM

The hell were you signing up for?

landbeforetimelover · **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:25:23 PM

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The hell were you signing up for? dino_tongue.gif

Those were the days when I was always trying to make money online. I actually found a few programs that work to an extent....in fact I've made about $2,000 in total by doing online stuff....but it was really hard to find the legit one's and most of the time all I got was spam.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2009, 07:54:56 PM

Quote from: landbeforetimelover,Jun 17 2009 on 05:25 PM

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The hell were you signing up for? dino_tongue.gif

Those were the days when I was always trying to make money online. I actually found a few programs that work to an extent....in fact I've made about $2,000 in total by doing online stuff....but it was really hard to find the legit one's and most of the time all I got was spam.

Cera: And don't we tell others to NOT do that?

Then again, landbeforetimelover is one who handles viruses as part of his day-job. So I'm not going to argue with it. He's got the skills, most of us don't. -_-

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #8 on:** June 18, 2009, 08:48:03 AM

OMG! 83 in junk today!?

How in the world do you get this much when you follow the rules? Seriously! It's ridiculous!