Stuart Sanders
stuart at pacific.net.hk
Sun Oct 19 23:14:05 CDT 2003
My main problem with anti-spam stuff is the 99% accuracy issue. What if the 1% it filters happens to be an urgent email I need. So in order to prevent losing such an email, I still have to scan down the list of filtered junk. If that's the case, then why bother at all. So I've ended up just scanning down my inbox and ctrl clicking each spam and hitting delete. A couple of things that can help if you are not already too inundated or have a new email. - *never* put your email as a link on your website. Robots wind their way around the internet looking at websites to harvest email addresses off. Use either a graphical image of your email address or use a web based form for receiving enquiries - checking out a new site and it requires registration then use a throw away address. I use a yahoo email address for this Probably many other tips users of DBA lists could come up with. Maybe someone can write up a summary and create a spam help page on the DBA site. Stuart > -----Original Message----- > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of > William Hindman > Sent: Monday, 20 October, 2003 4:39 AM > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker > > > ...I mostly use hotmail and have several filters set there > ...but hotmail > also frequently routes good mail it can't classify into its > "bulk mail" > catchall so I still have to scan it ...plus, there are lots > of spam scams > that hotmail isn't sophisticated enough to catch such as > B-I-G D-I-*-K, etc > :((((( > > William Hindman > So, then, to every man his chance -- to every man, regardless > of his birth, > his shining golden opportunity -- to every man his right to > live, to work, > to be himself, to become whatever his manhood and his vision > can combine to > make him -- this, seeker, is the promise of America. > -- Thomas Wolfe > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com> > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 3:39 PM > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker > > > > SO you don't use and spam blocker? > > > > Rocky > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net> > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 11:37 AM > > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker > > > > > > > "This is really ridiculous." JC > > > > > > ...I should only wish I could slow it down to 60 a day :( > > > > > > William Hindman > > > So, then, to every man his chance -- to every man, > regardless of his > > birth, > > > his shining golden opportunity -- to every man his right > to live, to > work, > > > to be himself, to become whatever his manhood and his > vision can combine > > to > > > make him -- this, seeker, is the promise of America. > > > -- Thomas Wolfe > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "John Colby" <jcolby at colbyconsulting.com> > > > To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving" > > > <accessd at databaseadvisors.com> > > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 1:27 PM > > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker > > > > > > > > > > If you use Outlook, try > > > > > > > > http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/windows.html > > > > > > > > I use this. Very good Bayesian filter. The only thing > to know is > that > > > you > > > > have to set the "Certain Spam" number down to 20 and > the "Suspected > > Spam" > > > > number down to about 10. At those settings it nails > 99% of my Spam > (no, > > > no > > > > statistics with this one but it is native to Outlook). > > > > > > > > The Spam volume coming to me has doubled (or more) in > the last month. > > It > > > > was already about 60 / day after getting rid of an old > mail forwarder > > that > > > > was 100% Spam. This is really ridiculous. > > > > > > > > John W. Colby > > > > www.colbyconsulting.com > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com > > > > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky > Smolin - > > > > Beach Access Software > > > > Sent: Sunday, October 19, 2003 10:57 AM > > > > To: AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > Subject: [AccessD] OT - Spam Blocker > > > > > > > > > > > > Dear List: > > > > > > > > It's time to get a Spam Filter I guess (sigh). What do > you all use > and > > do > > > > they really save more time than outlook's "Block > Sender" and mail > rules > > to > > > > route mail to a spam folder based on whether or not he > words Viagra, > > debt, > > > > breast or penis are contained in the message and/or heading? > > > > > > > > MTIA, > > > > > > > > Rocky Smolin > > > > Beach Access Software > > > > > > > > P.S. I am now being spammed by people who want me to > buy their spam > > > filter. > > > > Ironic, no? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AccessD mailing list > > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > AccessD mailing list > > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > AccessD mailing list > > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > AccessD mailing list > > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > > > _______________________________________________ > AccessD mailing list > AccessD at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/accessd > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >