> > Yes. However, this is becoming a marketing ploy. ISP's are competing by > making claims for the amount of spam that they block. Judging from the > Verizon forum (subscribers can opt in or out of spam filtering) users expect > that the Spam handling is some form of digital magic. While the DNSBL may be > clear, who's to say that the responsible party at the ISP is clear. > Ultimately, though, it's the user that is affected and information to that > level is very esoteric.
All flippant commentary about Verizon aside, I certainly agree with you that ISPs should be very open and clear about their filtering methods. > >> >> More precisely, the mailserver your message was gated to is creating the >> unwanted email. > > > I'm referring to On-Line posts. No mail intervention that I know of. Frankly, > I found it rather humorous. Something must be gating the messages to email, if I understand the issue correctly. [filtering: threat or menace] > > I'd like to know your ideas in the alternative. If I had the time, I would > start a boycott campaign If spamming cost more in lost sales than what is > gained it might decrease (it will never stop). Whatever people try to do > between the spammer and the ISPs is probably just the work-around du jour. > Pattern filters DO work (well they work for me) and they are very low > maintenance. Of course getting rid of "Three Teen Virgins Tow Goats and a > Donkey" is one thing; I certainly sympathize with any network administrator > that has to deal with this on a professional level. I'll try not to reminisce about The Old Internet any more on this forum, but I remember a time when spammers were disconnected on the first offense almost everywhere on the planet. My solution would be to ban spam and make it both a tort and a crime. Pattern filters might work on an individual user basis, but (assuming they're implemented on the MUA and not on the server) they miss at least 90% of the direct costs of spam. Filtering is an arms race, and it seems to me that the spammers are winning. Mike -- Michael A. Atkinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> RMS Business Systems (847)215-1661 x224 _______________________________________________ spamcon-general mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.spamcon.org/mailman/listinfo/spamcon-general#subscribers Subscribe, unsubscribe, etc: Use the URL above or send "help" in body of message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact administrator: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
