At what point do I blacklist all email from hotmail.com?

[darxus]

I've gotten 5 spams verified (by SPF) from hotmail in the last 6 days. I reported the first 4. Since November 1 I've only gotten legit email from one hotmail account. Email I would not have minded missing. Hotmail is now a significant source of spam my filters don't catch. At what point to I blacklist all email from hotmail?

Do any legitimate users still use hotmail?

Comments

[morbidiqua.livejournal.com]

Pat_man_ta uses hotmail just because it has been his email address for so many years. I don't even know if you know him though.

[tech-charles.livejournal.com]

I run several community sites where maybe 40% of the members registered with a hotmail address, (and are real people).

In my experience, it's hotmail users who get the worst deal of all. Admins who think they might not be real, over-zealous spam filters killing registration e-mails, and probably not confident enough to approach the support team for help.

Imagine having trouble registering for a website and being told to get a new e-mail address and a new browser. The cost might not matter, but what about learning how to use it?

Perhaps in ten years time we'll be alienated for still using LJ or still using e-mail...