Hotmail & Yahoo Supposedly Blocking Gmail Invites

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<a href='http://www.webpronews.com/news/ebusinessnews/wpn-45-20040621AreHotmailandYahooBlockingGmailInvites.html' target='_blank'>Linky</a>

I've never been to this site or heard of the author before, but someone she quotes, but I wouldn't put it past either one of em to set up server side filters to intercept Gmail invites.

And no its not illegal for them to do so.
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  • MonkfishMonkfish Sonic-boom-inducing buttcheeks of terrifying speed&#33; Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16972Members
    Im glad i had a <b>proper</b> email adress for my invite to get sent to.
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  • AnarkiThreeXSixAnarkiThreeXSix x_x Join Date: 2003-12-31 Member: 24894Members
    and the competition heats up ^^
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    As said in the sticked thread, this is untrue. Many have invited and recieved invites via Hotmail just fine. Its been well known that Yahoo's spam filter thinks the invites are spam.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    Not exactly a tragedy what is happening here, just check your junkmail from time to time.
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  • SillyGooseSillyGoose Join Date: 2003-03-16 Member: 14572Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-Umbraed Monkey+Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As said in the sticked thread, this is untrue. Many have invited and recieved invites via Hotmail just fine. Its been well known that Yahoo's spam filter thinks the invites are spam. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    but does that mean that everyone is getting there gmail invites? Proabably not. The Screen Savers also reported this, although they couldnt confirm anything. Apparently this happens at random.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    edited June 2004
    <!--QuoteBegin-SillyGoose+Jun 23 2004, 08:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SillyGoose @ Jun 23 2004, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Umbraed Monkey+Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As said in the sticked thread, this is untrue. Many have invited and recieved invites via Hotmail just fine. Its been well known that Yahoo's spam filter thinks the invites are spam. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    but does that mean that everyone is getting there gmail invites? Proabably not. The Screen Savers also reported this, although they couldnt confirm anything. Apparently this happens at random. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, but it does mean that Hotmail and Yahoo are not actively blocking invites on purpose...as implied by the article.
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  • ChronoChrono Local flyboy Join Date: 2003-08-05 Member: 18989Members
    it works just fine i had hotmail and i got my invite just fine
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    I recived a gmail account via hotmail about 2 minutes ago...

    Even if they filter official invites you can always just link the invite adress.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    Wow.

    I didn't think I'd ever say "Good" to having AOL.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Jun 23 2004, 09:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Jun 23 2004, 09:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow.

    I didn't think I'd ever say "Good" to having AOL. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That is STILL blashpheme, you are comparing hell to satan.
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  • Cold_NiTeCold_NiTe Join Date: 2003-09-15 Member: 20875Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Umbraed Monkey+Jun 23 2004, 08:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jun 23 2004, 08:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-SillyGoose+Jun 23 2004, 08:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (SillyGoose @ Jun 23 2004, 08:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Umbraed Monkey+Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Umbraed Monkey @ Jun 23 2004, 07:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> As said in the sticked thread, this is untrue. Many have invited and recieved invites via Hotmail just fine. Its been well known that Yahoo's spam filter thinks the invites are spam. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    but does that mean that everyone is getting there gmail invites? Proabably not. The Screen Savers also reported this, although they couldnt confirm anything. Apparently this happens at random. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, but it does mean that Hotmail and Yahoo are not actively blocking invites on purpose...as implied by the article. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And besides, one could easily prove the article wrong by conducting their test. Provided that their test is correct and actually works. One can only hope so anyway.
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  • Marine0IMarine0I Join Date: 2002-11-14 Member: 8639Members, Constellation
    edited June 2004
    I recieved my invite in Hotmail, no problems.

    I suspect that many people have set their junkmail filters too high, possibly on the "only addy's that are in my address books get through" setting, and now are having a whine that the system did exactly what they asked it.
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Marine01+Jun 24 2004, 12:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Marine01 @ Jun 24 2004, 12:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I recieved my invite in Hotmail, no problems.

    I suspect that many people have set their junkmail filters too high, possibly on the "only addy's that are in my address books get through" setting, and now are having a whine that the system did exactly what they asked it. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yes, I supect that people are retarded too.
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  • QuaunautQuaunaut The longest seven days in history... Join Date: 2003-03-21 Member: 14759Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Swiftspear+Jun 23 2004, 07:46 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Swiftspear @ Jun 23 2004, 07:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Jun 23 2004, 09:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Jun 23 2004, 09:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow.

    I didn't think I'd ever say "Good" to having AOL. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That is STILL blashpheme, you are comparing hell to satan. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Not necessarily.

    Hell was created by God as a holding cell for Satan, the most evil thing to ever become.

    AOL isn't that bad- I get just as good of pings as anyone else on the west coast, and when minomized it doesn't do much against my resources. While I'd prefer a always on connection, this has kept me with me not always having virus protection on safe.
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  • RaVeRaVe Join Date: 2003-06-20 Member: 17538Members
    edited June 2004
    Simply not true. I received my invite through Yahoo Mail, and there were no problems.

    Could be what Marine01 just said, spam filters were set to high.

    Besides, most of the spam mail contain the word invite, oddly ^______^

    I forgot to mention that I had no spam filter set, odd as it may seem. But I know what to distinguish between spam and legit email anyway <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-RaVe+Jun 24 2004, 01:13 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (RaVe @ Jun 24 2004, 01:13 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Simply not true. I received my invite through Yahoo Mail, and there were no problems.

    Could be what Marine01 just said, spam filters were set to high.

    Besides, most of the spam mail contain the word invite, oddly ^______^

    I forgot to mention that I had no spam filter set, odd as it may seem. But I know what to distinguish between spam and legit email anyway <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You could still do that in the spam folder you know, the only difference is that you don't have to read tonnes of spam that you don't want anyways.
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    Who would use yahoo or hotmail anyway :/
    theres always something better.
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  • ComproxComprox *chortle* Canada Join Date: 2002-01-23 Member: 7Members, Super Administrators, Forum Admins, NS1 Playtester, NS2 Developer, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Reinforced - Shadow, WC 2013 - Silver, Subnautica Developer, Subnautica Playtester, Pistachionauts
    <!--QuoteBegin-Quaunaut+Jun 23 2004, 08:43 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Quaunaut @ Jun 23 2004, 08:43 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow.

    I didn't think I'd ever say "Good" to having AOL. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Until AOL workers sell your emails addressed over and over.
    <a href='http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/technology/aol_spam/index.htm?cnn=yes' target='_blank'>http://money.cnn.com/2004/06/23/technology...dex.htm?cnn=yes</a>

    I wouldn't be shocked if they are actively randomly filtering gmail invites, and not by accident. Causes mass paranoia, some people dont get the invite and other online nubs stick up for them when they get theirs <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    im not too hot on gmail i got one cos it is handy.. but your emails get read effectively. it scans your email. and shows you relevant text ads. so effectively your emails are being read. i mean sure you can select filtering options on some things... but they do it without asking..
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  • panda_de_malheureuxpanda_de_malheureux Join Date: 2003-12-26 Member: 24775Members
    It's not like 'they' are people (the gmail spiders), so your privacy is maintained. Also pop3 = no ads. It's basically gmail GUI and features (+ads) or great pop3 email server (-GUI, features). Pick one.
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  • Umbraed_MonkeyUmbraed_Monkey Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9922Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Moquiao+Jun 24 2004, 05:23 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Moquiao @ Jun 24 2004, 05:23 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> im not too hot on gmail i got one cos it is handy.. but your emails get read effectively. it scans your email. and shows you relevant text ads. so effectively your emails are being read. i mean sure you can select filtering options on some things... but they do it without asking.. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    And how do you know that the other webmails dont it without asking or TELLING you they are doing it?
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