Fortunately I get only one or two a week. All of them on discussion lists On Arachne list, none. There's a good side in not being able to browse through list archive from the net. Neither the spiders can :)
Cristian Burneci On Mon, 25 Nov 2002, Sam Ewalt wrote: > Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 09:20:04 -0500 > From: Sam Ewalt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: spam > > On Sun, 24 Nov 2002 22:55:17 -0700, G J Feig wrote: > > > >> Is anybody on the list actually getting that much spam? > > > I have no axact figures. My ISP just blocks, and dumps the box > > every so many emails....I almost never go look in it. Whenever I > > do, it always has between 10-20, or more. I don't know how often > > they dump, but whether I dump, or just leave it, there is always > > a bunch. That is on just ONE of my email accounts...albeit the > > one that collects the most spam. > > > > all my email accounts, I'm getting well over 20 per day. But most > > of them are blocked. BTW my ISP provides us with POSTINI, which is > > a super service, as far as I'm concerned. > > > Thanks for the estimates. I also appreciated Ron and Glenn trying to > give me some idea of the severity of the problem. Maybe I get five > or six a week. That's all, so it's hard for me to get too upset > about it. > > I do get lots of legitimate messages from hotmail and yahoo, so I > wouldn't want an ISP blocking them altogether. My ISP also offers > Postini, but I've neglected to enroll. Maybe I'd try something if > I got inundated. But then I would miss the funny variations on > the "African diplomat scam" which I think is pretty funny. I can't > believe that anyone would fall for that one. But I guess they > do now and then. But I don't see how. > > > > > > > RE: Glenn Gilbreath...yes...I also have a yahoo account, and have > > friends on yahoo, and hotmail...the DOMAIN is blocked, then I "allow" > > specific users to sneak thru.......<g g g g> > > > RE: GlennMcC....I also have .ru blocked...but...I could let Mithgol's > > emails thru, on an individual user basis, or on a mail-list basis. > > > ......gregy > > > -- This mail was sent by a user of Arachne - The Ultimate Internet Client > > > > > > Sam Ewalt > Croswell, Michigan, USA > -- Arachne V1.70;rev.3, NON-COMMERCIAL copy, http://arachne.cz/ > > >
