| Re: Best Online Shop [message #181788 is a reply to message #181786] |
Sat, 01 June 2013 19:00   |
Jerry Stuckle
Messages: 2598
Registered: September 2010
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On 6/1/2013 1:27 PM, Evan Platt wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:50:14 -0400, Jerry Stuckle
> <jstucklex(at)attglobal(dot)net> wrote:
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>> And you know this from experience, I suppose?
>>
>> No, spammers hope they WON'T be reported.
>
> Are you serious?
>
> Most ISP's don't care if they host spammers, as long as the spammers
> pay the bills. Who pays the spammers ISP and hosting - you or the
> spammer? Who do you think they listen to?
>
No, responsible ISPs do care - because otherwise their IP addresses get
blacklisted.
And do you think they care more about 1 spammer on a server - or the
other 149 non-spammers who also got blacklisted?
>> Because then other spammers know SPAM is being reported.
>
> Serious? You really think a spammer reads the messages here before
> they post, and go "Oh. Jerry reports spammers if I post in this group.
> Maybe I better not post here?"
>
You would be surprised how many do. Not all, I agree, but some do.
And can you say no spammer has read this group before posting? I don't
think so.
> If that were the case, we would see zero spam.
>
And why would that be? How many spammers have you seen reported here in
the last week, for instance?
> And reporting spam is useless in most cases. I've reported a repeat
> spammer who spams dozens of groups. Reported him for months until I
> finally gave up.
>
I've reported lots of spam - and gotten notes from many ISPs saying the
spammers account has been cancelled.
I even remember one guy on alt.www.webmasters who spammed the group -
then came back crying because his hosting company deleted his account
and files - and he didn't have a backup.
> Course I'm willing to wait a week and see if this spammers webpage is
> still alive and active. I'd bet it is.
>
Maybe, maybe not, maybe another hosting company. But if no one reports
it, it definitely will still be active.
But ignoring spam NEVER makes it better - and generally makes it worse.
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