Michele Comitini <michele.comit...@gmail.com> wrote:

Confirmed here too!  gmail has put vortex-l on the spam-list!


It is not just Vortex messages. I think the filter is being triggered by
unusually short messages. Other short messages from various people have
been marked as Spam lately. Google must have tweaked their spam detection
software lately. They went overboard, filtering out too many messages. They
will probably fix the problem soon.

As you say, it will help if people mark messages as "not spam."

I have had problems with short messages generated by hacked g-mail accounts
that begin with messages such as: "Hi! How are you? People say it works . .
." with a link to a web site that steals your e-mail log on. I have gotten
4 or 5 of these, including one from someone who is long dead. I told his
relatives to close down the account. I suppose the hackers have access to
all of his e-mail.

G-mail correctly identifies these messages. It says:

*Be careful with this message. *It contains content that's typically used
to steal personal information. Learn
more<http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1074268&ctx=mail>

- Jed

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