Ewen Bell 📸Mar 18
While I'm on a roll with my cranky pants today, WTAF cannot anybody at @fastmail write an algorithm that detects as spam the 100 or so versions of this email I get every week?

I can detect them without even opening the email. Yet somehow it's beyond the resources of a very large email provider to crack this?

It's the worst thing about Fastmail. They're a good mob in lots of other regards, but seriously I tag these again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and yet they keep extracting my time and effort.
Show threadEwen Bell 📸6d ago
@fastmail

How is it possible my mail service can't work out these are spam?
Show threadMichael Russell6d ago
@ewen Well, not filtering out spam IS faster. ;) @fastmail
Show threadEwen Bell 📸6d ago
@michaelrussell @fastmail

I feel the "learning" part of the system is really not learning at all.

Gmail used to drop legitimate emails into spam but overlook a lot of spam. So maybe this is an upgrade.

Just cannot believe the volume of spam I've flagged, and burner email amounts I've blocked, without the system learning any better.
Show threadMichael Russell6d ago
@ewen I have the same issue but as I run my email through my own domain/hosting I just deal with deleting 10 pieces of junk every morning. @fastmail
Show threadEwen Bell 📸6d ago
@michaelrussell

Little punch in the face every single morning!
Show threadMichael Russell6d ago
@ewen Haha yes a bit like that. The ones that actually but me the most are the ones that pose as a print buyer and string me along as any other buyer would but then switch the conversation to NFTs or some crap like that. I can delete the other spam quickly, these bots are more of a problem.
Show threadEwen Bell 📸6d ago
@michaelrussell

Have seen one very well crafted email this week that was customised around my public persona, which I assume was AI generated. The future of spam! The future is here!
Show threadMichael Russell

@ewen I assume I just had an AI one today. Asked about prints, I gave my copy/paste answer so as to not waste time on a bot. Got a follow up question I answered, and then this:

Hi Michael,

Thanks for the pricing link! I've had a look, and I'm very interested in a few specific pieces. Could you confirm the process for ordering and any estimated delivery times? I've also attached a PDF ********* with some further details about my needs.

The link of course goes to a js malware file.

Mar 19 at 6:21pmWeb
Show threadEwen Bell 📸5d ago
@michaelrussell

Awww man that's a special kind of awful aint it. The PDF is a bit of a give away though, to some of us.
Show threadMichael Russell5d ago
@ewen Because it is never a pdf? I know they get infected too, but this always links to a js file.