> It almost seems like the google and microsoft spam filters are a bit of a protection racket That is expressed in such understated terms that one might be for

> It almost seems like the google and microsoft spam filters are a bit of a protection racket That is expressed in such understated terms that one might be forgiven for suspecting the OP might be blowing smoke (he wasn't, of course; he just seems to be the sort of guy that doesn't care to rant). I thought it was a very good, well-written article.