On Thu, Jun 13, 2002 at 04:29:55PM +0100, Dean Richard Benson wrote: > Hi all > > I post to a few different groups - mutt-users being just one of them. > > I have a question tho regarding the usage of mutt/groups/spam. > > A lot of the spam I receive these days is to addresses that I have > previously used to post to newsgroups. So how do others handle posting > to newsgroups/mailing lists without getting flooded with spam.
I do receive some spam. But not that much, only a couple every day, while I always use real addresses in newsgroups and mailing lists. I do have one dummy address that I check once every couple of weeks. I use that to subscribe or get a feature from sites. I won't incriminate myself too much, let's just say that sometimes someone wants you to get an account for a porn-site before you can access their "information" or "service". I guess I am lucky with the amount of spam I get, but I won't mangle addresses no matter the burden. I'd rather use a good filter locally. One of the beauties of usenet and lists is the archive. I use it a lot before asking questions myself. It would be a shame if people stop having their messages available in archives. I would hate to have to rely on message boards on the www. Bob
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