Spam challenge: 5 email providers put to the test

By Niamh Lynch on 21 July, 2009

As I mentioned in my recent post about stopping spam, we've decided to do a little test here at OnSoftware. Earlier today, I set up five new email accounts with leading webmail providers - Gmail, Hotmail, Hushmail, AOL and Yahoo. Now we're going to do something crazy, something that you folks should definitely not try at home - leaving them on the blog for all the world to see! We'll also use the addresses to apply to a not very reputable-looking Internet competition. I'll let you know if we win anything.

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In a month or so, I'll go back to each account to see just how well each has done at keeping out the spam. Will it be my personal favorite, Gmail, or an old reliable like AOL? What about the underdog, Hushmail? All will be revealed...

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Comments

  • Katy Katy

    Place your bets, people ! I personally bet on Gmail :)

    • Sent on 21 Jul 2009
  • James Thornton James Thornto<br />n

    I don't fancy AOL's chances but I always back the underdog so go AOL!!!

    • Sent on 22 Jul 2009
  • Tom Clarke Tom Clarke

    Though I'm a very happy Gmail user, I'm going to back Hushmail on this one: it's designed specifically for security so surely it should win...

    • Sent on 22 Jul 2009
  • Nicholas Mead Nicholas Mead

    I'm with you Niamh - the Gmail account will be as clean as a whistle when you check it in one month.

    • Sent on 24 Jul 2009
  • Ginger Booker Ginger Booker

    I am getting spammed a lot today, google goes in cycles, and it looks like I am tossing out a LOT of spam today. Here we go again!

    • Sent on 13 Aug 2009
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    Through you championing details. It helped me in my task

    • Sent on 25 Nov 2009
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