Spam...

[Paul Dean]

"Back to the "Green stuff""

Agree, Ed.  We've passed some good info for folks to think about and it
did start by what amounted to a list related question, but let's take
it back to the green.

Thanks, all.

On Wed, 29 May 2002 12:35:18 -0500
 Ed Kotkiewicz <ekotkie at EZL.COM> wrote:
> There are really only four choices left to the user in dealing
> with spam.
>
> 1. Switch OS's to something like Linux.  Not real sure if this is
> a fix forever or just a temp. measure.
>
> 2. Ignore and use the delete key. NEVER respond to the
> self-serving offer to remove your name within a piece of spam.
>
> 3. Go after spammers with a vengence.  This, of course takes a
> little time and effort and may require that your ISP wants to play
> the same game.  I happen to have a very helpful ISP that will
> block/filter spam.  To date, they have blocked over 4000 domains.
> This can get tricky if they become overzealous and block US domain
> names/addresses.  My ISP currently blocks "earthlink" as they have
> been non-responsive in tending to their own users.  If you learn
> how to read the msg. header, you can sometimes track these jerks
> down by notifying the routing ISP that they have an offender.
> Most do NOT want spammers using their system.  I use a tool called
> VisualRoute http://www.visualware.com/visualroute/index.html  I am
> not an employee and only use the tool to id offenders. Another
> tool is available at http://www.arin.net/ and can help a person
> validate the IP address.  There is a new move by the spammers
> being used called "spoofing"  Imagine your shock when you receive
> spam and the sent by address turns out to be YOUR address that
> someone has stolen..........neat, eh?
>
> 4. Last but not least...........quit using Internet.  A harsh
> solution but effective.
>
> Sorry for taking this off topic and I won't talk about it again
> except off-list.  It is just a subject that I see a lot of
> mis-information about.  As long as you communicate with friends
> who are too lazy to "copy and paste" jokes and stuff and drop the
> names off, you will get spam.  People who love to use the "fwd"
> option will get spam.  Live with it folks.
>
> Back to the "Green stuff"
>
> Ed
>
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