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From: Måns Rullgård on 10 Nov 2009 12:41 David Schwartz <davids(a)webmaster.com> writes: > On Nov 10, 8:50�am, Donkey Hottie <don...(a)fred.pp.fi> wrote: > >> Indeed. And I filter out all posts FROM Google Groups. That's the best >> spam filter there is. I have other filters too, but this is the best. > > It's funny how often I see people claim that in sigs responding to my > posts -- and I post from Google groups. Blanket filtering posts from google groups is stupid. There are many non-spammers using google for posting, such as our friend DS here. I use individual.net, and they seem to get rid of all the spam somehow. Well worth the 10 euros per year they charge. -- M�ns Rullg�rd mans(a)mansr.com
From: Donkey Hottie on 10 Nov 2009 13:06 On 10.11.2009 19:41, M�ns Rullg�rd wrote: > David Schwartz <davids(a)webmaster.com> writes: > >> On Nov 10, 8:50 am, Donkey Hottie <don...(a)fred.pp.fi> wrote: >> >>> Indeed. And I filter out all posts FROM Google Groups. That's the best >>> spam filter there is. I have other filters too, but this is the best. >> >> It's funny how often I see people claim that in sigs responding to my >> posts -- and I post from Google groups. > > Blanket filtering posts from google groups is stupid. There are many > non-spammers using google for posting, such as our friend DS here. I > use individual.net, and they seem to get rid of all the spam somehow. > Well worth the 10 euros per year they charge. > I know that I loose some important messages by ignoring Google Groups, but there seems to be enough interesting posts anyway. And if some of those GG posts is indeed interesting, someone replies with a quote, and I get it too. Google Groups just seems to be a major source for spam, and this works for me, until I figure out a better way. Like a SpamAssassin for usenet. Haven't seen any such beast yet. -- Tempt not a desperate man. -- William Shakespeare, "Romeo and Juliet"
From: Ben Finney on 10 Nov 2009 17:34 Bin Chen <binary.chen(a)gmail.com> writes: > I am using google groups to see the usenet, but it's full of spam now. Google Groups is a wonderful archive, but a bloody terrible interface for forums (like mailing lists or Usenet). Worse, they don't even provide a standard NNTP service. Best to avoid it. > How can you guys filter out all the spam threads? I am curious. Don't use Google Groups. Instead, install a proper Usenet (NNTP) client, and access Usenet via a decent Usenet provider (my ISP provides Usenet service over NNTP — pressure yours to do the same). -- \ “When in doubt tell the truth. It will confound your enemies | `\ and astound your friends.” —Mark Twain, _Following the Equator_ | _o__) | Ben Finney
From: Golden California Girls on 10 Nov 2009 22:35 Ben Finney wrote: > (my ISP provides Usenet > service over NNTP — pressure yours to do the same). Mine officially got told drop it or go to jail.
From: Ben Finney on 10 Nov 2009 22:43
Golden California Girls <gldncagrls(a)aol.com.mil> writes: > Ben Finney wrote: > > (my ISP provides Usenet service over NNTP — pressure yours to do the > > same). > > Mine officially got told drop it or go to jail. Told by whom? Whose business is it to tell an ISP to drop NNTP support? -- \ “If you fell down yesterday, stand up today.” —_The Anatomy of | `\ Frustration_, H. G. Wells, 1936 | _o__) | Ben Finney |