Subj : Re: email.can additions
To   : alt.bbs.synchronet
From : Frank Vest
Date : Fri Sep 23 2005 01:05 am

From Newsgroup: alt.bbs.synchronet

Time Warrior wrote:
> It's just ashame that so few people are contributing with the increase in 
> Synchronet Sysops i've seen in the scene lately. I think they get spam 
> sometimes too, so as i've said -- if 50 Sysops gave me 100 entries a month 
> that would be 500 entries (i've used other similar but not exact examples).
> 
> It doesn't take too much effort to go through your crap / bulk / whatever 
> folder that people have allocated for directing undesired emails. It's not 
> like anyone expects anyone else to wade through all that in one sitting 
> either. A couple entries here and a couple entries there would be a sizable 
> list by the end of a month.

My ISP is sbcglobal. I have a bulk folder that is accessible through 
their web interface. Were I to go through that folder, I would be better 
to simply list *.* and be done. :) I'd about bet that I have some 1000 
or more bulk or spam messages waiting there now and I have the "auto 
delete" set to 10 days.

> I wish more Sysops were *serious* about getting a handle on the spam problem.

I'm serious, but it's a losing battle. All that can be done is to 
continue to list bad addys until all known combinations of letters and 
numbers are used. Then e-mail will become totally useless instead of 
mostly useless.

As it is, and with the email.can file and blacklist servers, I can keep 
my spam down to just a few a day on the BBS server.

I would like to know/understand how the filter works. I still receive 
spam messages from "@optonline.com" even though the domain is in the 
email.can file. :(

> On another note, don't people like DM, Deuce and other developers here have 
> similar lists of their own for themselves? If you do, would you mind sharing? 
> :-)

Each has a choice. I could simply "keep my own house" and not share. I 
choose to share for now. I may even put my version of the file up for 
FTP in the future... who knows.

For those that want to report spam, I suggest the program called "Abuse" 
  "http://spam-abuse.sourceforge.net/". I use it to report spammers and 
to gather the addys that I list in the email.can file.

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