Chuqui doesn’t like them, and neither do I. I absolutely refuse to employ any spam filter that counts on the person who sent me the email to take a second action to get the email through. Particularly if it means they have to log into a website. Do I really want this site knowing my IP and computer info? It just seems _wrong_ to me, even though I do have Caller ID on my phone line and privacy manager so folks who block caller ID can’t get through without being pre-announced. I suppose it’s the same thing, but it feels different. And like Chuqui, when I get one of those emails I don’t respond. It’s never been for anyone I’ve found important. In fact, most of the time it’s someone who misconfigured the settings on these things so the challenge is sent to a mailing list.
Instead of a challenge/response, I just send all email from anyone that passes the first line of defense (SpamNet on the PC, SpamSieve on the Mac) and is not in my contact list to a “pergatory” folder. This usually ends up collecting all the little newsletters and sales emails that I can scan without any urgency. At least it’s reaching me.
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