Christopher Sawtell wrote:
On Wednesday 01 November 2006 21:09, Wesley Parish wrote:
I do my MANUAL spam-filtering through webmail these days - it helps do
several things - above all else, it keeps my sent-mail folder relatively
clean of [EMAIL PROTECTED] muck.
Me too now. On dialup it's a time-saving, getting only the good mail down.
Word is though, of global spam explosion clogging Ihug & Maxnet (etc)
earlier in the week - due to inserted gif ads & random text emulating
real mail successfully (i.e. no more V14GR4 etc.)
So, when someone hears of a *nix filter tackling this new wave of
garbage, please let us know. Until then, just accept spam-overload as
YABenefitOfCapitalism, and prepare for swearing off email if necessary.
Sad but oh so typical resource wastage.
FOSS not floss.
Today I did the same as usual, only to find that though the webmail duly
marked most of the spam, and duly deleted them, it failed to delete
several, which came through my inbox.
Who in Paradise.net should I contact?
I personally think they need a good
kicking as well, but that's supposed to be barbaric and uncivilized.
Instead, why not put them at the mercy of a high powered sales creature to
persuade them to install Mailwasher instead of the dumb system they have at
the moment? ( X-fingers that the Mailwasher servers can stand the strain
Our own views on economics are first for examination, and politics for
something fit to last.
cheers ~ r
