4 Jan
2002
4 Jan
'02
6:07 a.m.
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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