RFD: SPAM

From: Pete Turnbull <pete_at_dunnington.u-net.com>
Date: Fri Jan 4 18:21:14 2002

On Jan 4, 17:43, Doc wrote:
> On Fri, 4 Jan 2002, Tothwolf wrote:
>
> > Well, about the only thing I've found that seems to deter spammers is
> > being aggressive with them. Phone calls and faxes to companies they do
> > business with and work for seem to work wonders.
>
> Well, it looks like the relationship between subscribing to this list
> and the wave of spam was simply coincidental. I do use agressive means
> to discourage repeat performances, but I'll admit the latest wave of
> character-based asian crap has me stumped.

I don't know for sure that it's the list, but I only use this email address
for private mail and this list. I never use it in other obvious places
that would attract spam, such as Usenet, yet I seem to get a little flurry
of extra spam every so often, corresponding to shortly after I post
something here. I'm convinced there's some relationship. Quite how to
reconcile that with the fact that other people who post here never seem to
have a problem, I don't know. I've learned to live with it.

-- 
Pete						Peter Turnbull
						Network Manager
						University of York
Received on Fri Jan 04 2002 - 18:21:14 GMT

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