Olympic　reply　letter　may　be　treated　as　spam

 Sept.　5　-　People　who　have　applied　for　buying　Olympic　tickets　are　reminded　to　pay　special　attention　to　their　email　boxes,　since　the　reply　letter　delivered　by　the　Beijing　Olympics　organizer,　BOCOG,　may　possibly　be　categorized　as　spam.　
　Shanghai　Youth　Daily　reported　that　some　applicants,　using　email　services　offered　by　Hotmail.com,　Yahoo　China　and　263.com　have　complained　about　the　effect.　
　A　local　citizen,　surnamed　Wang,　told　the　paper　that　he　fortunately　noticed　the　BOCOG　letter　in　his　hotmail　box　having　lent　a　glance　over　the　spam　column　by　accident.　
　Wang　was　not　the　only　person　annoyed　with　the　discreet　filter　function　of　his　email　system.　One　of　his　mates,　a　user　of　263.com,　was　also　close　to　a　wrong　deletion　which　was　later　avoided　by　recognizing　the　suffix　of　the　sender's　address,　"beijing2008.cn."　
　The　BOCOG's　reply　letter　is　very　important　since　it　will　confirm　whether　a　buyer's　bid　for　the　Olympic　tickets　is　valid　or　not.　
　Valid　bidders　are　required　to　make　payments　through　Bank　of　China　not　later　than　September　30,　otherwise,　the　order　will　be　nullified,　the　report　said.　
　IT　technicians　said　the　problem　likely　owes　to　the　strict　anti-spam　program　designed　by　the　email　service　providers.　They　advise　applicants　to　re-check　the　safety　level　set　in　their　email　boxes　or　add　the　domain　name　of　the　BOCOG　to　the　reliable　list.　
　An　employee　with　the　BOCOG　ticket　center　said　they　will　be　sure　to　reply　every　ticket　bidder,　as　long　as　a　correct　email　address　is　available.　However,　applicants　who　miss　the　letter　by　wrongly　deleting　their　mail　will　not　be　given　a　rain　check,　he　added.