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From: Bob Larter on 1 Nov 2009 05:34 TonyS wrote: > Jerry Peters wrote: >> TonyS <scarborofun(a)gmail.nspm.com> wrote: >> >> So switch providers to one that does the filtering. I see little or no >> spam in sci.electronics.repair using eternal-september. They're free, >> text-only, but do require registration. >> >> Jerry > > I just did what you suggested and sure enough, there is not a single > spam. And it seems fast enough. Thanks. > The thing is, my ISP used to provide the news and there was also no spam > in this group. Then they outsourced to giganews and now there is all > this spam. > However, there is a number of groups that are restricted to users of my > ISP. These are groups that are local and they have become quite > important to me. > You can't get them with any other provider. > > That means I have to work with 2 news providers now and that's only > because giganews doesn't filter properly. I have complained to my > provider but nothing has changed, yet. In Thunderbird, you can set up multiple news providers. (via New Account.) Use eternal-september for the public groups, & only use Giganews for your local groups. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------
From: Bob Larter on 1 Nov 2009 05:35 Meat Plow wrote: > On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:55:36 +0800, TonyS > <scarborofun(a)gmail.nspm.com>wrote: > >> Where is all this spam coming from? >> Can hardly find the posts. >> Or is it just my news server, no one seams do mind? >> >> Is there anything that can be done about it? >> Like fines for anyone who ever buys anything from a spammer? >> >> Tony > > Not seen on Altopia. Really? Back when I used them, Altopias boast used to be that they didn't filter anything. -- W . | ,. w , "Some people are alive only because \|/ \|/ it is illegal to kill them." Perna condita delenda est ---^----^---------------------------------------------------------------
From: TonyS on 1 Nov 2009 06:47 Bob Larter wrote: > TonyS wrote: > > In Thunderbird, you can set up multiple news providers. (via New > Account.) Use eternal-september for the public groups, & only use > Giganews for your local groups. > Yes, thats what I am doing now. Just for good measure I am trying my spam filter on giganews. Sort of works now actually. :-D
From: Jeff Liebermann on 1 Nov 2009 19:26
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