Re: [CH] OT - more spam lately?
AndyB (quark@erols.com)
Sun, 09 Feb 2003 11:30:39 -0500
Alex & others,
I have been using Mailwasher for some time. It "bounces" SPAM back into the face of the sender. I get to define what is SPAM and/or friends - by use of filters, blacklists and whitelists.
It works by going out to my mail, pre-filtering and returning the results for my inspection (and possible override and/or criteria modification). Then it will bounce and delete what I consider to be SPAM. I then use my favorite mail reader as normal.
After a few months of use, I've noticed a sharp decrease in the amount of incident SPAM. Now, I typically only get 2-3 a day!
Mailwasher is freeware: http://www.mailwasher.net
AndyB
Alex Silbajoris wrote:
>
> Just wondering if anyone else here is getting this - in the last week, I've
> been receiving at least 20 spams per day offering drunk nasty college girls,
> etc.
>
> It makes me wonder if they got my address here, and if other list members
> have seen a similar sudden recent increase.
>
> It also makes me want to set up a fake site. Imagine something like I GOT
> DRUNK AND JUST SET UP MY NEW WEB CAM - so you go there and find a blurry
> shot of the back of someone's computer, like they set it up facing the wrong
> way...
>
> - A
>
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