Mail Archives: djgpp/2002/03/06/15:46:54
I recently received a spam ad on DJGPP from greatdeals advertising an
e-mail address data base of 33 million e-mail addresses. So I am sure
this is a major part of the problem. It may not be your ISP. . It would
be a
full time job just filtering these out. HTH
Vince....
there are other people out there doing the same.
On 6 Mar 2002 03:56:21 -0800 sanfordandson40 AT hotmail DOT com (Kat Suit Model)
writes:
>DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com> wrote in message
>news:<200203050203 DOT g2523SM21789 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>...
>> > The number/frequency of SPAM mailings coming over this list server
>
>> > (like the below) seems to be sky-rocketing. Any idea why...or is
>> > there some way to keep getting the great C++ info (which is much
>> > appreciated) without this type of maudlin crapola?
>>
>> I'm updating the spam filter just as fast as I can...
>
>It seems like every group I post to or lurk in is experiencing this. A
>lot of people's mail accounts are getting slammed these days too - to
>the point where the isp says it's powerless to take action due to the
>volume of spam, and the user has to just get a new account somewhere
>else. Funny, since I thought open mail relays were an issue of the
>past.
>
>Not that it really matters, but I'd attribute it to a combination of
>the worsening economy, and some corporations' apparent willingness to
>work with spammers...MSN Hotmail anyone? You can't even use their free
>accounts anymore, you'll get 50-100+ spams a day, and most of them
>won't be caught by their 'spam guard'. MSN says they're not selling
>lists of subscribers, but either they're lying, one of their employees
>has a profitable side business, or their security is so lax the
>spammers are getting the lists themselves.
>
>And before you ask, no, I don't use this hotmail account. :P
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