Subj : Spammers And More To : Mike Powell From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Nov 18 2021 06:55:00 Hi Mike! > MP> Yes, indeed. I thought I had plugged that little hole, but they > MP> found a way around it. It should be plugged good now. :) > BM> You did good! Trouble is, the spammers seem to always find a > BM> way. ...They do make good beta testers! > DS> When I see a "spam message" in the message areas (at least the > DS> ones that I access), I put that individual's name in the twit > DS> filter. Then, nothing else from them shows up over here. > That takes care of the specific name but I had the feeling Mike's > nuisance was more than a just a single name. MP> I think so but that same name showed up in other echos on other MP> nets from other boards. I think someone was surfing boards with MP> web interfaces that night. Possibly; you were there so know the details much better than I. ....Wonder if they got any hits from their 'door to door' spiel?! :) > DS> That includes individuals who can't type more than 2 words in a > DS> message without going on a profanity rant. My late wife (and my > DS> late Mom) had such a command of the English language, that they > DS> could tell someone off, and not use one word of profanity. > Yes, there are ways to say things without saying or mentioning things. MP> There are, but there are also some that like to push buttons. I MP> moderate an echo on another network, and there are some there MP> that I have to really hold back with. Luckily, some of the worst MP> offenders are the ones who cannot go two words without profanity MP> so I was able to justify twitlisting them. :) Works for me! There are some profane words which are a little too- commonly used and so might be thought of acceptable; a correction is in order. ...Reminds me of an old cartoon years back: two ducks, the smaller (younger) one says "bull----" (in the panel is spelt out), and the bigger (older) one replies "In my day we said 'point of order'". ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... We are all human beans. And together we will rice. Lettuce pray. Ramen. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .