O/T SPAM

[technomage]

OUCH!

time to teach your boss how to send those files as properly formatted text, 
etc.

otherwise, yeah, spam is definitely the problem of the age.

Technomage

On Sunday 17 March 2002 07:08 am, you wrote:
> technomage wrote:
> > well,
> > the idea is sound in theory. however, there is the additional problem of
> > unneccessary network traffic generated as a result (as well as a lot of
> > pissed off people that may find out who you are).
> >
> > Not worth the effort. just filter and delete..
>
> that is fine until you get into the situation where I find myself...
>
> I get on the upward of 100 to 200 email messages a day (probably 25-50%
> spam).  Yes I have filtering turned on, but then I find things getting
> dumped into my filter folder that needs to be addreses -- like my boss
> sending me the damned lab scedule as an HTML attachment!  So I have to
> periodicly look at things.  I got one just two days ago that was labeled
> urgent notice (or some such), it missed my filter (and I am still trying
> to figure out that one), and I was tired enough that I opened it up --
> it was an HTML advertisement from some damned porn company.  The very
> next day I end up receiving 3 similar advertisements...  And this all
> started when I was web searching for a image processing package named
> TINA.  I landed on some wierd site that had a blank page that only said
> enter and like a damn fool I did because I thought they might have
> javascript turned on or somethin...
>
>   EBo --
>
> > On Sunday 17 March 2002 03:00 am, you wrote:
> > > Quick question.  I hate spam like the rest of us.  I
> > > am just thinking out loud, and would like feedback.
> > > What if I set up a web site giving e-mail address, and
> > > offensives of people doing this spamming, and post it
> > > on the web and asked people to e-mail these
> > > offensivers?  Do you think that might help at all?  I
> > > am thinking if the billing, tech support, and admin
> > > contacts receive several contacts a day on the same
> > > issue, then maybe they will take notice.  Then there
> > > is the legal sitution that I might be held
> > > responsivable for.  If anyone has any thought on this
> > > idea let me know.  I am sick of spam!   I am sorry for
> > > the spelling.
> > >
> > >                                    mike
>
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