Sorry, Russ. Won't happen again :)

2007/8/6, Russell Keith-Magee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> On 8/6/07, Chris Hoeppner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > I *hate* spammers.
>
> And I like ponies.
>
> You aren't alone in hating spam, but unfortunately, its the price you
> pay for having an open mailing list. Replying to these messages
> doesn't help to stop the problem - it makes it WORSE it two very
> specific ways:
>
> 1) It increases the level of pointless noise traffic on the list.
> 2) It increases the likelyhood that you yourself will be filtered into
> the spam bucket, since your name gets associated with spammy content.
>
> The second point isn't abstract. There are a number of users that feel
> the need to reply to spam messages, and without exception, my spam
> filter now puts any thread they start into my spam bucket rather than
> my inbox.
>
> So if you want your posts to get attention - PLEASE stop replying to
> spam messages.
>
> Yours,
> Russ Magee %-)
>
> >
>


-- 
Best Regards,
Chris Hoeppner - www.pixware.org // My weblog

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