In , on
01/18/2011
at 10:48 AM, Mike Schwab said:
>Yep. I signed up for a topica.com email group.
They have issues.
>I bet the people marking it as spame has signed
>up for the list then marked an email as spam.
That certainly happens, but I wouldn't bet on it in this case.
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In <4d359646.3000...@trainersfriend.com>, on 01/18/2011
at 06:31 AM, Steve Comstock said:
>On the other hand, some email providers are over-ambitious in their
>blocking.
I wish I had one like that ;-)
>I'm leading a tour to Japan this fall and when I send emails to
>the group there is a hig
--- On Tue, 1/18/11, Mike Schwab wrote:
ANIP---
Yep. I signed up for a topica.com email group. Suddenly I stopped
getting their messages. I went to the web page and found message had
been sent. I complained to my web provider that I was not getting
email from their site
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Ted MacNEIL wrote:
>>I wonder how many valid emails are not getting through
> because of false-positive results in some spam sensing
> algorithm.
>
> I have always wondered the same thing since a time when our service provider
> started using a metric of percenta
>I wonder how many valid emails are not getting through
because of false-positive results in some spam sensing
algorithm.
I have always wondered the same thing since a time when our service provider
started using a metric of percentage of messages filtered by the spam filter(s)
as an indication
On 1/17/2011 8:49 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
In
,
on 01/15/2011
at 05:45 PM, "Schwarz, Barry A" said:
What happened to the common and effective advice - If you receive
spam, hit delete and move on.
To every complex question there is an answer that is simple, obvious
and wrong. A
In
,
on 01/15/2011
at 05:45 PM, "Schwarz, Barry A" said:
>What happened to the common and effective advice - If you receive
>spam, hit delete and move on.
To every complex question there is an answer that is simple, obvious
and wrong. As Allan Sherman said, "Good advice costs nothing and it'
In <63f312e6f4b4674a8f5ac4512c47ec8003e0e23...@mx06a.corp.emc.com>, on
01/14/2011
at 02:05 PM, Stan Weyman said:
> I am also a realist and this appears to be somewhat accepted in the
>world of email.
No. It's accepted in the sleazy advertising community, not in the
e-mail community.
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> "Shane Ginnane" wrote in message
> news:<1294994009.4d300a5943...@postoffice.tpg.com.au>...
> > Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
> > Must have been done as a harvesti
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Subject: Re: List spam
>Not to mention that they first ask permission to post blatant
>Not to mention that they first ask permission to post blatant ads!
Not all!
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On 1/15/2011 1:28 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote:
Persons here in IBM-MAIN post regurlarly about training, upcoming events and
products. I tolerate them because they are honest and offering ideas and
advices here.
Not to mention that they first ask permission to post blatant ads!
Gerhard Postpi
Linda Mooney wrote:
> but because they lied by claiming that I had subscribed.
Yes, they also LIED to me saying I have subscribed and that my employer will
pay discounted amounts too, just because I subscribed.
That 'discount' thing made me to reach for the DELETE button and blacklist
this sp
On 14 January 2011 15:15, Linda Mooney wrote:
> Well, I would rule them out, not because they obviously harvested this list
> - but because they lied by claiming that I had subscribed. T he email
> address I use for this list is ONLY used for that purpose, never anything
> else. So the sta
In , on 01/14/2011
at 08:50 AM, Avram Friedman said:
>Most firms that seek new clients engage in some form of targeted
>advertising.
Spam is a good way to lose potential business.
>There are a few things that seperate the email from Recovery
>Knowelage from spam.
No. If it is unsolicited,
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To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:05:24 AM
Subject: Re: List spam
I would go so far as to say I wouldn't rule a company like this out but I
still take some exception to the back door method used to send out their
message, after getting their email list (I&
Shane Ginnane wrote:
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Yes, but I found it mildly amusing...
Hello Deer
Recovery Knowledge an IBM Business Partner is offering an unbelievable
(No License Charge) discount on all our DB2 Automated Tools to IX Netcom.
Bob
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oij, CP - SPLXM
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Subject: Re: List spam
Stan, I agree.
There are always some grey areas (or grey persons, who besides plugging their
training company also provide useful contributions ;-)). However this is
indiscriminate spanning to z/OS
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Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?. Must have
been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to post
have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2
paraphernalia. Probab
t is wise to keep in mind that neither
> success nor failure is ever final...
>
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> Of Avram Friedman
> Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:51 AM
> To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
stan.wey...@emc.com
EMC² (508)249-3966
where information lives
It is wise to keep in mind that neither
success nor failure is ever final...
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Avram Friedman
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:51 AM
To
I would not consider a rare work related email as a spam attack.
Most firms that seek new clients engage in some form of targeted advertising.
There are a few things that seperate the email from Recovery Knowelage from
spam.
1. Appears to to a rare event.
2. It is targeted and directed ... i
On 1/14/2011 1:33 AM, Shane Ginnane wrote:
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2 paraphernalia.
Probably seen it before and just trashe
Vernooij, CP wrote:
>I hope they respect my unsubscribe.
Perhaps not. Your address are now probably marked as 'live' and you will be
spammed properly...
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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Shane Ginnane wrote:
>Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Yes. And I wasted precious seconds to review that thing in my Junk folder and
delete it.
Only 5 and half seconds of my life were wasted to get rid of this bored
spammer! ;-D
It took me a half minute to write thi
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Of Shane Ginnane
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 7:33 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: List spam
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed
"Shane Ginnane" wrote in message
news:<1294994009.4d300a5943...@postoffice.tpg.com.au>...
> Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
> Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I
use to
> post have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2
pa
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2 paraphernalia.
Probably seen it before and just trashed it.
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