It has to have been at least five years since I worked at
espion. I cut my teeth on the support line and bloodied my nose on the ping-pong table, but I always felt like I was making a difference. I learned a lot from that first support job. It taught me how to handle clients, manage time and setup Postfix. Most of the skills I acquired there, I still use today. I remember when I started, we were just hearing news about anti-spam legislation being passed here, there and everywhere in between. Even with all those politicians clamoring to fix the problem, it seems like
espion is still keeping spam out of peoples' inboxes.
So what the heck gives? You don't mean to tell me that spammers have ignored the laws, bypassed the security measures and moved into the dark area of the moon where law enforcement is reluctant to travel? It sure looks that way.
Besides being some of the best and brightest I know, the nerds at espion are still coming up with inventive ways to keep UBE out of your inbox. When I first got involved in the IT world, spam was commonplace. Now we see companies like Google, Yahoo, Microsoft and others adopting anti-spam techniques into their mail services - believe it or not, this wasn't always the case. And even though everybody promises to murder your spam, you still get it. So what's the real problem here? Everyone underestimates spammers.
Luckily for you, the brain trust at espion knows spammers better than anybody else. They actually keep a few Singaporean spammers locked in cages in the back office so as to adequately monitor their activities. You've gotta love that level of commitment.
At any rate, I'm no longer dreaming of spams every time I close my eyes. Now that Viswa's in charge of support, he gets the distinct pleasure of imbibing daily spam cocktails, tracing spam messages and bringing Murali iced chais. I guess there are worse things you could be doing at work. Like spending 15 minutes a day cleaning out your inbox...
