On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Doc Shipley wrote:
> Y'all,
> I've had this email account for a while, and never been particularly
> reticent about using or giving out the address. I've seen an
> unbelievable increase in incoming spam since I joined this list. Yes,
> I'm familiar with procmail filtering, and am about to start that, but
> I'm curious as to why this list in particular attracts so much garbage.
> I've seen a couple of other references to this, so I don't think I'm out
> on a limb here.
>
> What's going on, and is there a reasonable deterrent?
I've said this repeatedly. I use this account EXCLUSIVELY for receiving
list traffic and it has NEVER received any spam outside of the occasional
bullcrap that gets posted to the list directly.
And no, I don't have any filtering turned on.
If you're receiving an increase in spam, it's because your e-mail address
is making its rounds from some other posting you have done.
In spite of the fact that the archives are publicly available, the e-mail
addresses of this list have somehow been miraculously spared.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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