Lots of spam lately...

[Terminus]

We seem to be getting more spambot attacks...[&:][:@]

[Erik Rutins]

Yeah, I'm getting really tired of deleting these things every day.

[Prince of Eckmühl]

I used to, but I'm pretty sure that my ISP is filtering them now.

Virtually none is getting through, excepting stuff that I subscribe to, Newegg, Mwave, Amazon, and so on.

Erik, you're at a disadvantage in this regard because your email is public.

PoE (aka ivanmoe)

[Terminus]

I meant spambot attacks on the forum.

[Erik Rutins]

Oh, don't even get me started regarding the amount of spam that appears in my inbox every day and every pre-fetch filtering solution I've tried ends up eventually grabbing some unexpected important e-mail and causing me real problems.

[Prince of Eckmühl]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

I meant spambot attacks on the forum.

Actually, Matrix appears to be doing a pretty good job in this regard. One of the developer forums that I visit from time to time, has it a LOT worse. In fact about two-thirds of its MEMBERS are spam generated![X(]

PoE (aka ivanmoe)

[Prince of Eckmühl]

ORIGINAL: Erik Rutins

Oh, don't even get me started regarding the amount of spam that appears in my inbox every day and every pre-fetch filtering solution I've tried ends up eventually grabbing some unexpected important e-mail and causing me real problems.

Work email can be a tough deal. Away from home, I have to use Lotus Notes a lot, and the email administrator uses a proggy called Postini to filter out spam (to the tune of 500-600 messages per week). The problem with the filter is that it also quarantines legit emails from different commercial concerns. So, I still have to carefully go through my "junk-mail" folder, periodically, and I'm not a helluva lot better off than I'd be if there were NO filter at all.

PoE (aka ivanmoe)

[Grell]

Hi PoE,

I feel for you, one of my Yahoo email accounts get's that much spam.

Regards,

Grell

[Arctic Blast]

Same issue with me, Grell. My regular use account on Gmail seems to do a pretty good job of filtering out the spam on it's own, but my Yahoo Mail account...every bloody day I've got 6 offers of tons of money from Burkina Faso, and, lately, several claiming I have somehow managed to win British lotteries and UN grants.

[Greybriar]

I have tried creating a filter to just block the emails I receive with the word "Viagra" in them and it wouldn't work on my Gmail account. I cannot understand why it won't filter emails containing a single word, but it won't even filter the emails with "Viagra" in the title! [:@]

[NefariousKoel]

You angry no afford big ship?  You buy gold www.yubaigoldroundeye.com 

Quick deliver!

[Gem35]

[BoredStiff]

ORIGINAL: NefariousKoel

You angry no afford big ship?  You buy gold www.yubaigoldroundeye.com 

Quick deliver!

LOL

I like Spam - usually diced, with Macaroni & Cheese - good stuff.

[Phatguy]

ORIGINAL: Arctic Blast

Same issue with me, Grell. My regular use account on Gmail seems to do a pretty good job of filtering out the spam on it's own, but my Yahoo Mail account...every bloody day I've got 6 offers of tons of money from Burkina Faso, and, lately, several claiming I have somehow managed to win British lotteries and UN grants.

Heh, If I cashed in my UN grant money I "won" I could be very very comfortably well off.

[junk2drive]

The new bacon flavoured Spam is good but could use more bacon flavour. I like the smoked flavour too. Sliced and pan fried.

[gunny]

Don't delete the spam you get at work. Don't open it either. Just move it to a personal folder and leave it. You'll find the spam will cease. And who ever is selling the list with your addy on it will have it removed as a dead address. Worked for me.

[Jeffrey H.]

OK, I'll bite; why not just delete it unread ?

[Prince of Eckmühl]

ORIGINAL: gunny

Don't delete the spam you get at work. Don't open it either. Just move it to a personal folder and leave it. You'll find the spam will cease. And who ever is selling the list with your addy on it will have it removed as a dead address. Worked for me.

Actually, that may be what's happening. Once a week, I get a notification to login to a "junkmail" folder. I do so, so that I can view the flotsam and jetsom, therein. After I've recovered/restored anything of value, I exit, and Postini takes it from there. I don't know if the virtual mountain of spam is archived, or not.

PoE (aka ivanmoe)

[E]

From my current junkmail folder...

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

FDA Approved Medications: $1.12/pill forViagra, $1.96/pill forCializ & many others

Now wait! This is OBVIOUSLY important as it came from THREE different "people."

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

BAD economy? Low salary? Buy an University Dip1oma/Bacheelor from us, No Study/Exam needed

This is very topical... not only can I buy something because I have a low salary (and no money right?) but I can learn to spelt juzt liike peeple with "Bacheelor" degreeze.

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

Boost your sexual power

Okay, this one is a little worrisome... how do they know?!?!?

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

a $12000 watch, we sell at $200, Quality watches at only 10% cost of Real Watches Price

I really need a $12000 watch... so I can see EXACTLY how long the computer is taking in Operational Art of War. I wonder if it's self-winding?

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

Wow check out this huge enlargement patch sale!

Enlargment patch? Hmmm, I wonder what they mean?

ORIGINAL: Junkmail Folder

slot machines for the home

Okay! Now we're talking! If I win, I can afford a "Bacheleers" degree AND a $12000 watch AND a big something or other! Ummm... if I win, do I have to pay myself? Okay, maybe we're not talking now.

[Prince of Eckmühl]

ORIGINAL: E

Boost your sexual power

Okay, this one is a little worrisome... how do they know?!?!?

Because your mind is always the second thing to go! [;)]

PoE (aka ivanmoe)