On Friday 24 January 2003 09:30 am, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Friday 24 Jan 2003 4:13 pm, Charlie wrote: > > > I report all the scam emails I get to the online repositories for such > > > things... and then i reply them with dummy smtp details and tell them > > > to f**k off and that they have been reported to their ISP /authorities > > > etc... > > > > As in the "Trojan" thread that would be nice if the ISPs were capable of > > doing anything about it. Or if they actually cared. > > Can't agree. While generally I think isps should try to do something about > spam, I don't see this as any different from their pov than any other spam. > It is annoying but harmless unless you are greedy/stupid enough to fall for > it. The Darwin Awards have a lot going for them. > > Anne
Maybe I should have refined the focus on that S(mart) A($$) comment. In whatever country the ISP is probably using people at all 'customer interface levels' hired for minimal pay with absolute minimum technical acumen. These people are then given a script of questions and answers they have to follow. One of the first things the "Helldesk" resident learns is usually; if it should be forwarded to a higher level and you do so that higher level denizen can (and usually will) make your life a living hell should you forward too often; under the natural dictum of maximum gain for minimum effort. Besides she or he probably started where the 'helldesker' is. Best is to; "Woops! <delete> Damn!" those "problems" before they start, in the interest of self preservation. If it sounds as though I have a dim view of; and nearly zero respect for, the majority of humanity, it's probably 'cause it's quite true. But in this case the above statements are based on first hand personal observations. Regards; -- Charlie Edmonton,AB,Canada Registered user 244963 http://counter.li.org scenario, n.: An imagined sequence of events that provides the context in which a business decision is made. Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case.
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