Comments on: Email Wrongly Trapped by Spam Filter Costs Taxpayers $250,000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/email-wrongly-trapped-by-spam-filter-costs-school-district-250000/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:10:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: billyd http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/email-wrongly-trapped-by-spam-filter-costs-school-district-250000/#comment-4630 billyd Sat, 27 May 2006 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1334#comment-4630 Agreed. What sort of "public agency" requires response via e-mail alone? How reliable is that? Most attorneys prefer real paper with real signatures for obvious reasons. I'm required to check my spam folder for false positives. It's my fault if I don't. Apparently, Mr. Morales and company feel the need to scapegoat an already victimized contractor for their own shortcomings. Why do I smell bid-rigging here? I wouldn't be surprised if Mr. Morales has an interest in the "second lowest bidder". Agreed. What sort of “public agency” requires response via e-mail alone? How reliable is that? Most attorneys prefer real paper with real signatures for obvious reasons.

I’m required to check my spam folder for false positives. It’s my fault if I don’t. Apparently, Mr. Morales and company feel the need to scapegoat an already victimized contractor for their own shortcomings.

Why do I smell bid-rigging here? I wouldn’t be surprised if Mr. Morales has an interest in the “second lowest bidder”.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/email-wrongly-trapped-by-spam-filter-costs-school-district-250000/#comment-4629 Thomas Sat, 27 May 2006 20:57:58 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1334#comment-4629 “We must have our response to this request returned via e-mail … in order for your company’s response to be considered further,” wrote the purchasing agent for the Cobb County school system, Jill Vestal. Vestal made the requirement that “We must have our response to this request returned via e-mail … in order for your company’s response to be considered further,” Cobb was prevented from faxing, regular post, courier... It was the school board's responsibility to insure the return email they required was not trapped by their email filter. “We must have our response to this request returned via e-mail … in order for your company’s response to be considered further,” wrote the purchasing agent for the Cobb County school system, Jill Vestal.

Vestal made the requirement that “We must have our response to this request returned via e-mail … in order for your company’s response to be considered further,”

Cobb was prevented from faxing, regular post, courier…

It was the school board’s responsibility to insure the return email they required was not trapped by their email filter.

]]> By: Mike http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/email-wrongly-trapped-by-spam-filter-costs-school-district-250000/#comment-4600 Mike Thu, 25 May 2006 18:24:12 +0000 http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/?p=1334#comment-4600 Since when is the phrase "long distance" indicative of porn? The spam filter I use (in Outlook Express) merely dumps messages from senders I've expressly blocked, into the Deleted folder. Since when is the phrase “long distance” indicative of porn? The spam filter I use (in Outlook Express) merely dumps messages from senders I’ve expressly blocked, into the Deleted folder.

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