[LINK] Minister warned on p*** filters

[Roger Clarke]

At 14:50 +1100 1/1/08, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
>I tried to send this article to Link, but it would appear that 
>someone's filters have censored it.
>
>Minister warned on p*** filters
>The URL is
>http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/minister-warned-on-####-filters/2007/12/31/1198949746454.html
>
>but the original probably won't get through either. Just replace 
>#### by that naughty word.
>
>Ironic, ain't it?

Ironic, but also interesting, maybe even disturbing.

Bernard, could you send to link the evidence that leads you to infer 
that "someone's filters have censored [your initial post to link]"?

We don't know what dynamic spam filters are doing at any given time, 
whether operating at ISP-level and/or locally.  But would sensible 
dynamic rules *really* block all emails containing that string, even 
that word??

I posted the same article-title and URL to the privacy list at 12:20 
today.    I received my own copy, and no bounce-message, so I assume 
it got through to all subscribers okay - although of course I don't 
*know* that.  (Jan?).

Aside:  My local filters put your email in my 'Spam Maybe' mailbox. 
I *think* that was based on the filter that picks up <Subject: 
contains ***>.


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