[lug] Spam solutions

[Collins Richey]

On 1/21/07, Daniel Webb <lists at danielwebb.us> wrote:
> On Sat, Jan 20, 2007 at 09:59:18PM -0700, Collins Richey wrote:
>
> > In a word, yes. End of November spammers took a break - only 10-15 per
> > day, then the gates of hell opened. Fortunately, I use gmail, and it
> > only takes 2 clicks to whack them all. I've only ever seen 1-2 false
> > hits every three months, and all of those are for this list!!!
> > Something about Boulder and lug in conjunction with the usual spamming
> > words triggers a hit <grin>.
> >
> > I wouldn't run my own mailer for all the tea in China.
>
> There's certainly nothing irrational about that sentiment from what I've seen.
> It takes a certain kind of nerdy masochism to run any kind of server yourself
> I think, but especially mail servers.
>
> One thing I have found odd, though, is that even though I signed up for a
> gmail account early on and have used it for almost nothing, there is a massive
> amount of spam directed to it.

Spam has increased tremendously since three years ago, but I got
proportionately just as much spam on my previous Comcast isp account.
I had a brief respite on gmail before I was discovered there.

Where's the UN when you need them? What we need is international
troops to go in and wipe out the spammers wherever they're found
<grin>.


-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.