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[OT] Re: Was: What kind of VW are you?, Now: spam blocking?




Spam is such a significant problem, it's no wonder that the person that helps
us host the email list automatically rejects email based on names / IP's listed
at sorbs.net.   Good for them, it's up to each one of us to fight spam in any
way we can.  Yeah, it's that big a deal.  Some estimates place spam traffic
at 40%+ of bandwidth being used on some portions of the net.

As far being banned / blocked...
Sometimes it's not just a single IP, it's an entire class B or class C address
space, and people get caught in the black hole that have nothing to do with it.
Perhaps this has happened to several of you (In fact, I'm sure it has...)

If this happens to anyone, please go to sorbs.net and deal with getting your
IP out of the black list.  Yes, spam has brought email to this level. :/  Sad.

<soapbox>
The _WORST_ thing is this:  Spam Works.  No shit.  The successful click
though and buy rate of spam is like 3+%.  Everybody want spam to stop?
Don't click though.   Many of them will "know" you've clicked through
because each email message contains unique portions of the link they
sent you...and guess what, it just makes the spammers try harder
knowing they're getting people to react.  So DON'T FRIGGIN' CLICK!
</soapbox>

Sorry 'bout that. :)

==Brett


>you know, i had this happen to me a few weeks ago. i am running winxp, and i
>dont even have any kind of mail server installed, yet i suddenly started
>getting bounces, claiming that my ip was a known spammer open relay. pretty
>hard to swallow considering that i had that ip for close to a year, running
>xp the whole time, firewalled as well (and my pc is probably one of the
>closest to up-to-date possible, as i'm pretty damn anal about that kind of
>stuff).
>o well, just wondering just how many others has had this happen to them
>lately, if at all.
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "stetson" <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>To: "scirocco list" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 4:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [OT] What kind of VW are you? (fwd)
>
>
>5th try. Scroll down to see original msg. (IF I can get through this
>time...)
>
>Tim
>
>It's not reality that's important, but how you perceive things.
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 15:24:02 -0600 (CST)
>From: stetson <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>Reply-To: stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx
>To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: [OT] What kind of VW are you? (fwd)
>
>4th try......One of my ISP's mail server is ALSO blacklisted as a spam
>broadcaster (supposedly according to tech support this is the only one so
>I'm hoping for a different route this time.
>
>Thank you for your patience and understanding. Seems new anti-spam
>measures have been enacted @ the list server level.
>
>Tim
>
>  Sure he's sharp as a razor ...
>he's a two-dimensional pinhead!
>
>---------- Forwarded message ----------
>Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 14:56:15 -0600 (CST)
>From: stetson <tim@unrealexpectations.ath.cx>
>Reply-To: stetson@unrealexpectations.ath.cx
>To: scirocco list <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: [OT] What kind of VW are you?
>
>
>3rd try sending this because list-admin has ssen fit to check all
>originating IP for dynamic flag and I got roped for running my own
>non-spam mail server.
>
>Sheesh!
>
>
>I made it! I be scirocco.
>
>I was afraid it'd make me a truck, van, or thing.
>
>I thought hemp jewelry would damn me for sure.
>
>Tim
>