微软对spam及junk e-mail的举动

盖茨早已声称要对垃圾邮件问题通下杀手，而垃圾邮件包括Blog里的垃圾回复都成为目前及其令人头痛的问题。

昨天收到微软的邮件，大意是为了减少垃圾邮件，将不再允许新注册MSN用户使用OUTLOOK或Outlook Express收发邮件，但是原有用户将不受影响。

当然微软还不忘推销其产品：

Dear MSN Member,

Recently, Hotmail® announced that in order to improve customer experience 

and reduce spam and junk e-mail abuse on MSN® services, Hotmail will no 
longer allow new e-mail accounts to be accessed via Microsoft® Office 
Outlook® and Outlook Express.



We are pleased to inform you that because you are an existing and valued 
customer, at this time your current Hotmail and MSN account(s) are exempt 
from this restriction and you will be able to continue enjoying access to 
those accounts from Outlook or Outlook Express. However, any new Hotmail or 
MSN accounts you create will not be accessible via Outlook or Outlook 
Express.


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