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Re: Spam [message #170443 is a reply to message #170437]

Mon, 01 November 2010 16:14

sheldonlg
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Registered: September 2010

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On 11/1/2010 11:06 AM, Twayne wrote:
> In news:iahcq2$3ql$1(at)news(dot)eternal-september(dot)org,
> sheldonlg<sheldonlg(at)thevillages(dot)net> typed:
>> On 10/30/2010 10:03 AM, David Pyles wrote:
>>> sheldonlg wrote:
>>>> I just switched to news.eternal-september.org and my
>>>> first look at this news group showed two messages -- both
>>>> spam.
>
> If the OP only saw a total of two messages on the group, upon first access,
> something is wrong. But then the prose is a little vague, really, to be
> certain what he means.
>
>>>>
>>>> How can I effectively eliminate these. Putting in an
>>>> address won't help because they keep changing. I saw a
>>>> post about Thundbird 3 being able to filter on something
>>>> new to eliminate spam, but forgot what it said. I am using Thunderbird
>>>> 3.1.6
>>>>
>>> Set up a filter for Message-ID contains googlegroups.com
>>> and set the action to delete. Googlegroups is where most
>>> of the spam is coming from. Of course hat filter will
>>> remove ALL postings from Googlegroups, so if you want to
>>> see any of he stuff from there, you won't be able to.
>
> It would be better to move the offending spam to a folder of its own, just
> in case a good mail gets in there accidentally. Then you can still check
> them to see if there is any mail that needs rescuing before deleting the
> rest.

Sorry. That was after the initial download and "mark all as read".
Later, I only saw those two.

>
>>>
>>> Dave Pyles
>>
>> OK. I do Tools/Message Filters/New and then my choices
>> are Subject, From, Date, Size, and Customize (which just
>> gives another empty popup). Where do you go to get to
>> Message-ID?
>
> Actually: Do you mean to say that 2 (TWO) spams are too many for you?
> Actually, it's unusual to see spam on this group but no system is perfect.

When I was using giganews I saw a LOT of spam. In fact, it accounted
for about half the posts. That, and the fact that eternal-september.org
is free, are the reasons I switched.

> If two spams are too much for you, I would have to be of the opinion that
> you belong on forums, not public lists and newsgroups. You're playing in the
> wrong sandbox.

Each to his own opinion.....

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Shelly

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		Spam By: sheldonlg on Sat, 30 October 2010 13:47
		Re: Spam By: David Pyles on Sat, 30 October 2010 14:03
		Re: Spam By: sheldonlg on Sat, 30 October 2010 15:14
		Re: Spam By: David Pyles on Sat, 30 October 2010 16:08
		Re: Spam By: Twayne on Mon, 01 November 2010 15:06
		Re: Spam By: sheldonlg on Mon, 01 November 2010 16:14
		Re: Spam By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Mon, 01 November 2010 16:54
		Re: Spam By: Jerry Stuckle on Sat, 30 October 2010 14:21
		Re: Spam By: Twayne on Sat, 30 October 2010 14:46
		Re: Spam By: Magno on Sat, 30 October 2010 15:56
		Re: Spam By: Twayne on Mon, 01 November 2010 14:13
		Re: Spam By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Sat, 30 October 2010 16:27
		Re: Spam By: Twayne on Mon, 01 November 2010 14:57
		Re: Spam By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Mon, 01 November 2010 16:47
		Re: Spam By: Chuck Anderson on Sat, 30 October 2010 19:13
		Re: Spam By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Tue, 02 November 2010 08:48
		Re: Spam By: sheldonlg on Tue, 02 November 2010 14:02
		Re: Spam By: alvaro.NOSPAMTHANX on Tue, 02 November 2010 15:14
		Re: Spam By: Beauregard T. Shagnas on Tue, 02 November 2010 15:39

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