uhm, what is T-Day??
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Allen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Michael Brody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "discuss-list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 2:03 AM Subject: Re: OT - Re: New Client Code 2.6 > Happy T-Day! > > > -- > Mike Allen, 4CheapDomains.Net > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.4CheapDomains.Net > Need Advertising? Try DeerSearch.Com http://www.DeerSearch.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael Brody" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "Eric L. Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 11:22 PM > Subject: RE: OT - Re: New Client Code 2.6 > > > > Well as long as we are off topic (spam filters) Ill weigh in here. > > > > Yes spam filters on content can be quite useful I filter all emails with > > the following words or phrases in the body of the email VIAGRA, > > Animal-sex , 0.00% , mortgate, You've been approved, I am the widow of , > > and work from home. > > > > > > So I would disagree it is possible to determie is something is spam via > > content.. at least in some cases.. > > > > Just my two cents.. > > ahhh once in a while I actually get to have some fun on this list.. > > > > > > > > Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate this month and belated to those > > who celebrated last month.. > > > > > > Michael > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > On Tue, 26 Nov 2002 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Ok, maybe I overdo exclamation points. As for it tripping off spam > filters? > > > It isn't possible to determine if something is spam via content, and > you > > > should > > > probably rethink it. > > > > > > The best way *I* have heard of getting rid of spam is reverse IP > resolution > > > and/or checking certain rules that most email routines follow. this > gets > > > rid of cloaked sites, local mail servers off dialup, and several others. > > > > > > Steve > > > > > > >-- Original Message -- > > > >Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2002 08:52:31 -0500 > > > >From: "Eric L. Howard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: OT - Re: New Client Code 2.6 > > > > > > > > > > > >At a certain time, now past, [EMAIL PROTECTED] spake thusly: > > > >> This is a common problem! It is caused by TUCOWS naming their file > wrong, > > > >> and probably ALSO the mime codes on their and/or your end! In answer > > > to > > > >> your question, my IE browser has the problem, my netscape one does > NOT! > > > >> On yours it could affect the other one or both. > > > >> > > > >> FIRST of all, there is a 50% chance your file is ****NOT**** > corrupted! > > > >> Try reading it as a TAR file with NO compression! > > > >> > > > >> You probably already figured out the problem from that solution! > > > >> > > > >> MIME codes can cause problems. I had one product set one of my > browsers > > > >> up with a routine to download ebk files. When I tried to download an > > > ebk > > > >> file for ANOTHER product, it was corrupted. My only easy solution at > > > THAT > > > >> point was to use another browser. THEN, It worked fine! > > > >> > > > >> WHY does this happen? Somebody got the bright idea that they could > speed > > > >> up the internet by having on the fly decompression of files. Those > downloads > > > >> COULD have been pictures on a website! > > > >> > > > >> What can TUCOWS do to fix the problem? Simply give the file a .tgz > extension! > > > >> That will defeat this problem, AND make the format clear to > everyone! > > > >> > > > >> Steve > > > > > > > >Did all these crazy exclamation points trip off anyone's SPAMAssassin > rules? > > > > > > > > ~elh > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Eric L. Howard e l h @ o u t r e a c h n e t w o r k s . c o > > > m > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >www.OutreachNetworks.com > 313.297.9900 > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >JabberID: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Advocate of the Theocratic > Rule > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
