Captain Obvious On SPAM

[HappyScrappy]

I used to get over 300 e-mails a day. I have a few real e-mail accounts that I use, and about 10 domains that also allow [email protected] to pass on to me - all of these accounts are set to forward on to one single account.
So that account got a lot of spam.

I had been setting up filters to just pull out junk mail to the trash, but I still had to glance over them to see if it was pulling out real stuff as well.

then I started going through all the spam I was getting and physically clicking on the links that they have at the bottom of the e-mail and it would say that I was unsubscribed.
I didn't have much faith that they would actually take me off of their list.
but after about a week of doing this - I now get 10 spams a day that I either again try to unsubscribe from, or I just let it filter.

that is a nice large improvement and I'm happy with it.

there is supposedly a new bit of software from one of the Napster guys that will help filter spam really well, there was a bit on it in the new Wired, but there is no indication if that will stay free.

anyway - like I said, that was all very obvious, but hey, I felt like typing

 

[Nathan]

I don't understand what you have against canned ham. Nothing wrong with canned ham. Marbles anyone? Don't mind if I do. Don't mind if I do.

 

[HappyScrappy]

oh I wish I had a link to this cartoon that dread lady posted on here once.
it was hilarious - something about Mr. Quacks a lot and it was totally a non-sequitor (sp?)
I have it on my laptop at home.
fantastic.

 

[Y_lifter]

We are specifically telling our Customer NOT to do this procedure..

Hummm... I'd be interested to know if your addresses get sold and in a week or so the volume goes up..

Let us know.... I'm writing a book..

 

[HappyScrappy]

yeah - that is what I'm wondering as well.
the main server that processes them all will allow me to put procmail on there and filter them out, so I might resort that if it scales back up.

I was expecting at best no change at all, but figured it would go up - but so far it has gone way down.

I kind of miss it, because if it was from a person and not just a bot or a large company, then I would write back and just make up shit.

 

[bigguns7]

If SPAM stands for spiced ham, why do they still call SPAM made of turkey SPAM? Shouldn't it be called SPURKEY?

 

[Y_lifter]

Oh oh I know this one...

SPAM is Pork Shoulder and Ham Mixed up, hence the letters are as well..

The Corp Mail Men are looking at S/W to block the spam at the Exchange Message Store IMC's,
but I bet a lot of perv's here would complain if they stopped getting their
"CHEAP Viagra" messages.

 

[HappyScrappy]

just saw a thing on slashdot where some guy is talking about doing it in Lisp.
all he is talking about is a probability matrix - that is cool - easy to write and would work well - just a matter of training it on a lot of data.

 

[Frackal]

i agree

 

[JarHed]

 

[HappyScrappy]

I think if I had to change my username, I'd change it to CaptainObvious

either that or HankySpanky.
of Buckfutter.
or MonkeyMolester.

 

[TheProject]

I think if I had to change my username, I'd change it to CaptainObvious

either that or HankySpanky.
of Buckfutter.
or MonkeyMolester.

What about Spork?

You look like a Spork kinda guy.

 

[HappyScrappy]

What about Spork?

You look like a Spork kinda guy.

I guess so.

I feel like a Henry though.

Maybe I could blend them into HenrySpork.