spamcop isn't exactly a black hole.
However, I see upwards of 300 e-mails a day now and most of it is unsolic=
ited,=20
unwated and sometimes very offensive UCE!
the only things I filter right now go to their own folders (like publishe=
r=20
clearing house, eversave and all the surveys I take with NFO and this lis=
t).=20
everything else not of a personal nature I consider to be unwanted spam a=
nd=20
its dealt with accordingly.
sure, blackholes do need a bit more intelligence, but I would rather not =
have=20
to sit here for 3 HOURS daily trying to figure out whats what with a spee=
ch=20
synthasizer (or a very strong magnifier and my nearly non-existant=20
eyesight!).
Proudhawk/Mage
On Monday 22 September 2003 07:49 am, Victor Odhner wrote:
> I've been bitten so badly by the whole blackhole folly --
> having legitimate incoming mail bounced in the middle of
> a job search -- that I'm no longer "fighting" spam at all.
> I'm just using the Mozilla junk filter to isolate it.
> Blackholes are a *bad* idea whose time has come and gone.
>
> technomage wrote:
> > I recently signed up with spamcop. seems to be working ok as brand ne=
w
> > (fresh!) spam was discovered today. hopefully, this will start workin=
g
> > soon.
> >
> > . . .
> >
> > perhaos more of us should sign up. it'll definitely prove helpful.
>
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