I'd also like to point out it is trivial to add email addresses at random to someones list. Quik Cop is a particularly poor piece of software.
Anyway, I'm using one of these Bayesian type spam filters and it is remarkably effective at dealing with spam. Here is an article comparing several: http://home.dataparty.no/kristian/reviews/bayesian/ The one I use isn't reviewed as it is a unix only solution. Philip On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 09:00:56PM -0400, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote: > I have heard from one of the people using QuikCop. Said individual advises > the following, and I quote: > > "I am using quikcop, but because the email is delivered as if it came from > individuals rather than the DX Chat list, I cannot solve the problem by > adding > the list to the 'white list.' Please advise anyone who gets the message > that > they do not have to do anything. I will still be able to read emails (they > remain in the quikcop mailbox until I ask for them.) > > Sorry for the confusion. (I probably explained in the past that when I > received > 4000 spam emails in one day, I had to sign up with an anti-spam service.)" > > I have already explained, or tried to explain, that the problem is that > QuikCop sends out these "due to privacy" notices to the senders (and others) > of emails that are being quarantineed, and that these messages are in > reality little more than advertising for QC's services -- yes, I'm saying > that the anti-spam service is in effect sending out it's own spam in > response. Nice. > > I have asked if these messages can be discontinued -- ie, hold the email but > don't send out any notices. I have not had a response back yet. Stand by. > 73, ron wn3vaw > > Klaatu Barada Niktu > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philip Balister" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 8:11 PM > Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] QuickCop??????????? > > > These things make me hoping mad. I'll see if I can figure out who is doing > this. > > 73 de Philip, K4EP > > On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 10:54:10PM -0400, Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote: > > Once more, with feeling: > > > > Whomever is using QuikCop, please set it to accept messages from the > > reflector. > > > > 73, ron wn3vaw > > administrator, dx chat > > > > Klaatu Barada Niktu > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:11 PM > > Subject: [DX-CHAT] QuickCop??????????? > > > > > > I hate to post about non ham-related questions, but because it was > > generated from this list (somehow) it may affect a lot of us. > > > > > > > > In response to my recent post with a question about the ARRL website, I > > got the following message (which is only part of what the message says, > > but I cut it for brevity: > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Add Your E-Mail Address > > > > Due to privacy and SPAM issues, QuikCop has arrested your e-mail message > to > > me at address "[EMAIL PROTECTED]," with subject "[DX-CHAT] ARRL Website > > Info -- Check for DXCC Listings ??." Your mail is currently being held by > > QuikCop, and will be delivered once you complete this simple one-process. > > ....................... > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Is this legit, and should I respond to it ?? > > > > Thanks !! > > > > 73 de Jim K4PYT > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > > http://mail2web.com/ . > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > > > > > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > > http://njdxa.org > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
