yup, my point is that i don't really mind what's getting through right now... but if i'm gonna be getting adult oriented spam, then my IT/IS dept will soon notice and shut down mailing list priveleges, "just in case".
that's all from me, hopefully. -----Original Message----- From: DeVries, Eric SSgt - XIII [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2003 9:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L BU FIRSATTAN YARARLANIN. Darn.... and I was just about to send a message to Ashley at "[EMAIL PROTECTED]". Now that I know there's a filter, it wouldn't do any good! ;) Regardless of if the list only allows postings from subscribers or not, I'm sure that with the rareness these spams actually get through, it would be much easier to just hit delete. Then again, it sure has sparked some conversation on here over the past day or two! Eric -----Original Message----- From: Simmonds, Ashley (PTB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 3:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L BU FIRSATTAN YARARLANIN. the difference is that you wouldn't just be able to attach... "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ...to the BCC field of your spam email, which is what i'm assuming they do. i seriously doubt each guy from nigeria with a rich dead dad finds his way to the list's parent website, then submits an email from there. they wouldn't know who the heck we are (as a group) and wouldn't care, i don't see them subscribing unless they're even more desperate. i suspect all these guys bought the same list of email addresses (remember the "I have 10 million legitimate business email addresses for sale" spam that was going around a lot some time ago?) and just sends out to all of them. put it this way, on my home email i effectively have a subscriber list. if i've never sent an email to the person i'm receiving one from, my filter sends it straight to my f***heads folder and i never have to see it. ash [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Ahmed Saber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 4 June 2003 5:42 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L BU FIRSATTAN YARARLANIN. The idea of limiting posts to subscribers only seems very good, however in practice it could help nothing. Spammers can subscribe and send at least one message before their subscription is cancelled and then they can subscribe again using a different email address (they have a plenty I guess) and so on. Ahmed Saber -----Original Message----- From: Simmonds, Ashley (PTB) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 4:12 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L BU FIRSATTAN YARARLANIN. i don't know how other people use this list, but mine just comes straight into my werk email box. from the frequency of posts by the same users, i would assume most of us are happy to have a subscriber only setup, for posting anyway. i don't really mind the small amount of spam that get's through MI-L, i quite like comparing how many US DOLLARS ONLY are being offered. i'm sadly quite fond of the nigerian scam spam, but if we're more likely to also be hit with regular spam, then i'm all for subscribing. i've already got enough people harvesting my bigpong account, and the amount of offers i get at home everyday for prescription drugs and "member enhancements" is crazy. ... i just noticed another one came through in some crazy language ... this isn't gonna help the searchable archives having this stuff in there. imagine going to directionsmag, doing a search for mapinfo help and getting this, i know i'd probly dismiss the list. one thing is for sure, people aren't going to get any more scrupulous, thoughtful, or kinder toward their fellow species as time goes by, especially in the anonymous and rage-fuelled world of the internet. bring on subscriptions --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7134 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7136 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7137 --------------------------------------------------------------------- List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 7138
