[Az-Geocaching] Re: SPAM
Bill
listserv@azgeocaching.com
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 12:34:04 -0700
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The problem with this is that you will probably delete a lot of mail =
intended for you. Let me give you some examples why this will happen.
First, I teach my students never to send an email with several addresses =
on the "to" line, or in the "cc" line. It is bad form, and quite rude, =
because then you are sharing everybody's email address with everybody =
else. I have a doctor client who once who sent an email to all breast =
cancer patients with everybody's address visible. Some patients might =
not want that made so public. Instead, I tell my students to send the =
email to themselves and BCC to everybody else. When this is done, my =
address shows nowhere in the email. Most experienced email users know =
to do this, and I get several emails a day addressed that way.
Second, while the azgeocaching list messages come addressed to me, many =
other lists come addressed to the list, not the individual recipient. =
For example, I am on a list for VW Vanagons, and those messages show the =
list address in the "to" line, not mine. If you are subscribed to any =
list that works that way, and at least 1/2 do, all of those messages =
will be deleted.
Third, and the opposite problem, I just took a quick look in my deleted =
items, and most of the spam was addressed to me, so this method wouldn't =
filter it. In my case, this method would filter large numbers of legit =
messages and a small percentage of spam. Of course, you may have =
different results.
I do use filters to get rid of spam, but I have set up a number of them, =
and I filter subject lines for words that occur in spam, but not in my =
"real" emails. I do not choose to print my list of words here, since =
many are offensive, but you will get the idea quickly if you check the =
subject lines of your spam messages.
Finally, a friend who really hates spam has developed an almost perfect =
method. He has told all his friends that the word "fish" must appear =
in the subject line of any email sent to him. If it doesn't, it gets =
filtered to trash. Of course, he couldn't get mail from this list.
Bill
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From: Team A.I.=20
When all inbound mail comes, if the To or CC field doesn't explicitly =
contain your e-mail address, the e-mail will go straight to your Trash. =
To ensure you have no false positives, check your Deleted Items folder =
just to make sure.
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>The problem with this is =
that you=20
will probably delete a lot of mail intended for you. Let me give =
you some=20
examples why this will happen.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>First, I teach my =
students never to=20
send an email with several addresses on the "to" line, or in the "cc"=20
line. It is bad form, and quite rude, because then you are sharing =
everybody's email address with everybody else. I have a doctor =
client who=20
once who sent an email to all breast cancer patients with everybody's =
address=20
visible. Some patients might not want that made so public. =
Instead,=20
I tell my students to send the email to themselves and BCC to everybody=20
else. When this is done, my address shows nowhere in the =
email. Most=20
experienced email users know to do this, and I get several emails a day=20
addressed that way.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>Second, while the =
azgeocaching list=20
messages come addressed to me, many other lists come addressed to the =
list, not=20
the individual recipient. For example, I am on a list for VW =
Vanagons, and=20
those messages show the list address in the "to" line, not mine. =
If you=20
are subscribed to any list that works that way, and at least 1/2 do, all =
of=20
those messages will be deleted.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>Third, and the opposite =
problem, I=20
just took a quick look in my deleted items, and most of the spam was =
addressed=20
to me, so this method wouldn't filter it. In my case, this method =
would=20
filter large numbers of legit messages and a small percentage of =
spam. Of=20
course, you may have different results.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>I do use filters to get =
rid of spam,=20
but I have set up a number of them, and I filter subject lines for words =
that=20
occur in spam, but not in my "real" emails. I do not choose to =
print my=20
list of words here, since many are offensive, but you will get the idea =
quickly=20
if you check the subject lines of your spam messages.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>Finally, a friend who =
really hates=20
spam has developed an almost perfect method. He has told all =
his=20
friends that the word "fish" must appear in the subject line of any =
email sent=20
to him. If it doesn't, it gets filtered to trash. Of course, =
he=20
couldn't get mail from this list.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Bookman Old Style" size=3D2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When all inbound mail comes, if the =
To or CC=20
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