On 9/28/07, Dustin Puryear <dustin at puryear-it.com> wrote: > I get about 1-2 spam txt a month now. So if this was a spam filter, then > I have to wonder if I wouldn't be getting more otherwise.
Notice no top posting. Jerk. ;-) 1-2/month is nothing. I had to change my number over a year ago since I was getting 20 a day or more. > You really > can't win the battle with spam. People will either get upset about the > filter, or upset that you don't have a filter. :) > > I don't know the specifics of the Verizon issue, so that may be another > can of worms altogether. > > -- > Puryear Information Technology, LLC > Baton Rouge, LA * 225-706-8414 > http://www.puryear-it.com > > Author, "Best Practices for Managing Linux and UNIX Servers" > http://www.puryear-it.com/pubs/linux-unix-best-practices > > Identity Management, LDAP, and Linux Integration > > > Fernando Vilas wrote: > > On Friday 28 September 2007 09:12:03 Dustin Puryear wrote: > >> Well, damn it, I have to admit this is pretty annoying. I agree with > >> Fernando that Verizon can do what it wants since people have the option > >> of choosing another carrier (and there is competition in that > >> market--heavy competition), but censoring SMS chaps me. :) > >> > > > > I agree it is annoying, and I never said it didn't irritate me. :-) > > > > In this case, it was a Pro-Choice message, which in my mind is similar to > > what > > my spam filter catches, or the weekly adverts for low, low prices on beef at > > the supermarket that I use to start my grill. However, I understand that > > some people don't agree that it's basically spam and actually want to > > receive > > it. The censorship issue is definitely a slippery slope. > > > > I guess someone needs to start porting bogofilter to Java, so I can run it > > on > > my cell phone and only get messages I want. :-) > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General at brlug.net > > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General at brlug.net > http://mail.brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
