Microsoft urged to fry its own spam
C|Net | at | by Mike
Microsoft recently launched a high-profile campaign against spammers, but some critics say the company should be more introspective if it is serious about reducing the scourge of unwanted e-mail. The software maker and some of its competitors that provide Internet service and Web-based e-mail are outdoing one another with highly publicized antispam campaigns. These have ranged from lawsuits to technology and policy initiatives.
In the most recent example, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates sent a letter Tuesday to customers in which he explained some steps his company is taking to reduce spam. The letter came a day after The Wall Street Journal published an antispam column penned by Gates.