Originally Posted by
green granite
It's not really hotmail's fault
That is debatable on two points:
a) It appears that their SmartScreenŽ system is not so smart after all, and
b) they could do what my freemail provider does, which is send you a daily summary of what's been caught by the spam filter. A quick scan of it takes seconds and has been helpful on the few occasions on the last 14 years when it got overzealous (e.g., with the likes of Easyjet confirmation messages). It does learn from its mistakes too, or you can easily whitelist the sender.
So yes, it is their "fault", in a way. It is also yours, as they are taking advantage of your low expectations.