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.
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.
Pro tip:
- Select spam message
- Message => Forward As Attachment
- Send to spam@me.com
- Do a dance
— Jake Behrens (@behrens) April 19, 2013
Strange that Apple’s mail client on Apple’s mail service marks some mails from Apple as spam: Computer recycle option, iCloud upgrade notice
— jeff shell for eucci (@jshell) August 1, 2013
Oh no… my super-secret http://t.co/S3JnB1Ucap email address just received the first spam mail…
— Qing Wang (@blacktulip) June 30, 2013
