"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:shgae.103034$cg1.58959@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...> Why is this happening all of a sudden? Can anything be done about it?
See (above) how your message originated from worldnet.att.net? If the spam is from Google groups (which most of it is), you can forward the offending message to groups-abuse@google.com As to whether anything actually happens, I'm not sure. I think their response (if any) may hinge on the number of complaints they get.
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Leo Lichtman wrote:> Why is this happening all of a sudden? Can anything be done about it? >
One thing that would probably help would be for the same people to stop responding to them. The same goes for trolls. Don't feed the trolls.
Also, most software has filtering capabilities. It takes a little maintenance, but it is possible to filter by topic, sender, etc. It is a moving target, of course.
"Leo Lichtman" <l.lichtman@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:shgae.103034$cg1.58959@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...> Why is this happening all of a sudden? Can anything be done about it?>
Interesting, I usually use worldnet's news server. I also have access to news through Giganews via Adelphia. After reading Scott's reply I looked at the cycling groups postings on Giganews and none of the spam we are seeing on the worldnet servers is getting through to Giganews' servers. Bill
On Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:06:30 -0400, "Bill" <bill@example.invalid> wrote in message <rMadnYVbQcLn-fffRVn-sQ@adelphia.com>:
I usually use worldnet's news server. I also have access to>news through Giganews via Adelphia. After reading Scott's reply I looked at>the cycling groups postings on Giganews and none of the spam we are seeing>on the worldnet servers is getting through to Giganews' servers.
I use news.individual.net and rarely see the original posts even when I'm "online" and getting new headers every couple of minutes; their cancelbots are real quick. Usually all I see is the replies. Which is fine for a bit of fun as long as some clueless twunt doesn't leave the entire spam in as quoted text to post a one-word top-posted reply.
Usually all I see is the replies. Which : is fine for a bit of fun as long as some clueless twunt doesn't leave : the entire spam in as quoted text to post a one-word top-posted reply. : : Guy
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