Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-27 Thread Ed Booher
On 11/25/06, Kaleb C. Striplin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Our subscriber lists are not sold or provided to any 3rd parties. Except me. he sold you all out to me! Muhahahahaahahahahah! All I had to do was promise to buy a set of W123 headlights on eBay and bid his price and the list was what was

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Our subscriber lists are not sold or provided to any 3rd parties. David Brodbeck wrote: Zoltan Finks wrote: And that's just how it used to be for me with gmail. But it's changed recently. Hmmm. The great they have got my number somehow. Posting to mailing lists tends to eventually have

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-26 Thread David Brodbeck
Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Our subscriber lists are not sold or provided to any 3rd parties. No, but spambots still find web archives and such to harvest addresses from.

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-26 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
The email addresses in the archives are changed so as to not be easily harvested. For example, instead of [EMAIL PROTECTED], its changed to kaleb at striplin.net. No, not 100% but does help cut down on the spammers. David Brodbeck wrote: Kaleb C. Striplin wrote: Our subscriber lists are

[MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
Has anyone else out there that uses gmail been getting a lot more spam lately? Every six hours or so, I get the same crop of offers or prize notifications from jc penny, walmart, ebay and home depot. Brian

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread OK Don
I've noticed a lot more. but it's automatically going into the spam folder. so I don't really care. On 11/24/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else out there that uses gmail been getting a lot more spam lately? Every six hours or so, I get the same crop of offers or prize

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Zeitgeist
Ditto, but lots of volume lately. On 11/24/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed a lot more. but it's automatically going into the spam folder. so I don't really care. Casey Olympia, WA Biodiesel: I drive in a persistent vegetative state '87 300TD intercooler/propane #22 0-60mph

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Hendrik Riessen
25, 2006 1:25 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam I've noticed a lot more. but it's automatically going into the spam folder. so I don't really care. On 11/24/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else out there that uses gmail been getting a lot more spam lately? Every

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
Is there some technique that I need to employ in order to get these same entities to stop spamming me? I report them as spam every time, but messages come in from the same sources every few hours. Quite an aggressive campaign they have, whomever they are. Brian On 11/24/06, OK Don [EMAIL

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
I did go ahead and go into settings and create a filter. We'll see how effective that is. Brian On 11/24/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there some technique that I need to employ in order to get these same entities to stop spamming me? I report them as spam every time, but

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Lee Einer
I use Mozilla Thunderbird for my e-mail client. It has a way cool teachable junk mail utility. Mine is filtering all messages identified as junk to a junk folder which gets periodically emptied. It still lets a few spams through, but it is still learning and it is getting better. Lee Zoltan

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Gary Hurst
not noticing spam is the reason i use gmail. On 11/24/06, Zoltan Finks [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Has anyone else out there that uses gmail been getting a lot more spam lately? Every six hours or so, I get the same crop of offers or prize notifications from jc penny, walmart, ebay and home

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread OK Don
Even with the recent increase, only a few (one every other week) gets past the Gmail spam filter - I just empty the spam box out of habit - don't realy even need to do that. On 11/25/06, Gary Hurst [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: not noticing spam is the reason i use gmail. -- OK Don, KD5NRO

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread Zoltan Finks
And that's just how it used to be for me with gmail. But it's changed recently. Hmmm. The great they have got my number somehow. Brian On 11/25/06, OK Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Even with the recent increase, only a few (one every other week) gets past the Gmail spam filter - I just empty

Re: [MBZ] OT Big uptick in spam

2006-11-25 Thread David Brodbeck
Zoltan Finks wrote: And that's just how it used to be for me with gmail. But it's changed recently. Hmmm. The great they have got my number somehow. Posting to mailing lists tends to eventually have that effect. Some people keep a separate account for things like mailing lists and newsgroups,