From: Hammy on
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:19:56 -0600, "Shaun" <rowl(a)nomail.com> wrote:

>
>"BobG" <bobgardner(a)aol.com> wrote in message
>news:47b99ab1-7218-48e4-bdbe-968295a65976(a)s20g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> If you click on several of those spam clothes ads, they all have a
>> similar 'looknfeel' with a live help window floating around. I've send
>> a couple of messages back telling them that its futile to expect to
>> get customers from a newsgroup that has been flooded with spam. A
>> couple of them actually responded live and said 'But the quality is
>> very good'. Some clever web type could write a live help robot that
>> would keep them busy 24-7 and eventually they'd figger out that EEs
>> dont like spam.
>>
>
>I'm using outlook express with a word filter that I made. You just use
>Tools, Message Rules, News and then make a filter for the subject line that
>includes all the common words (clothing items, cigars, cigarettes.......)
>that you see on your list. Then as new messages come in with spam, just add
>to your filter.
>
>Shaun
>
A clever type wouldn't browse Usenet through Google groups.

If you use a real "news" client you can easily set filters so you
don't see 99% of the bullshit unless someone replies to it.

I didn't even see your post until Shaun replied to it because I have
all Google groups filtered the source for 98% of the spam.

Tutorials for Usenet.

http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/index.html

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php
From: Hammy on
On Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:19:56 -0600, "Shaun" <rowl(a)nomail.com> wrote:

>
>"BobG" <bobgardner(a)aol.com> wrote in message
>news:47b99ab1-7218-48e4-bdbe-968295a65976(a)s20g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> If you click on several of those spam clothes ads, they all have a
>> similar 'looknfeel' with a live help window floating around. I've send
>> a couple of messages back telling them that its futile to expect to
>> get customers from a newsgroup that has been flooded with spam. A
>> couple of them actually responded live and said 'But the quality is
>> very good'. Some clever web type could write a live help robot that
>> would keep them busy 24-7 and eventually they'd figger out that EEs
>> dont like spam.
>>
>
>I'm using outlook express with a word filter that I made. You just use
>Tools, Message Rules, News and then make a filter for the subject line that
>includes all the common words (clothing items, cigars, cigarettes.......)
>that you see on your list. Then as new messages come in with spam, just add
>to your filter.
>
>Shaun
>
A clever type wouldn't browse Usenet through Google groups.

If you use a real "news" client you can easily set filters so you
don't see 99% of the bullshit unless someone replies to it.

I didn't even see your post until Shaun replied to it because I have
all Google groups filtered the source for 98% of the spam.

Tutorials for Usenet.

http://twovoyagers.com/improve-usenet.org/index.html

http://www.slyck.com/ng.php