Apple today posted a job listing on its website seeking a software engineer to help “implement new mail anti-abuse infrastructure” for iCloud mail services. The candidate will join Apple’s iCloud team and must have experience with mail and spam systems/architecture, so it appears Apple is looking to cut down on the amount of spam that iCloud users receive.
Consider joining a small team writing the software which provides mail services to iCloud customers. We are looking for an extremely capable engineer who has a strong background in building high-performance, scalable and extensible systems. In this highly visible position, the successful candidate will both further develop existing mail systems while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams to define and implement new mail anti-abuse systems.
There have been some hiccups with Apple’s iCloud mail service in the past (apart from frequent iCloud service outages), including a problem with the service’s automated spam filters that caused legitimate emails to be sent to spam. Apple does have a way for users to report spam and set up filters with iCloud mail, but complaints of users frustrated with spam have continued.
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Strange that Apple's mail client on Apple's mail service marks some mails from Apple as spam: Computer recycle option, iCloud upgrade notice
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Oh no… my super-secret http://t.co/S3JnB1Ucap email address just received the first spam mail…
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iCloud mail is really having a problem with Spam – so it is no surprise that Apple is finally addressing this issue which other providers have already successfully answered
Haven’t really had much spam out of my iCloud account. My own domain email on the other hand…