OT: SPAM

[wexfordpress]

Does it do any good to report spam messages to google Groups?

John Culleton

[Charles P. Schaum]

On 12/27/2012 11:27 AM, wexfordpress wrote:
> Does it do any good to report spam messages to google Groups?
>
> John Culleton
>

Short answer: No. Google collects info on both posters and their content
via groups, and the more info, the better.

But even Eternal September has been seeing more spam. Why they don't
immediately filter any messages from user Wholesaler I'll never know.
Thunderbird seems not to allow dedicated news reader features like
filtering, but getting a free NNTP service (as in, what company would
fuss about free) solves most of the probs. Getting a dedicated news
reader would solve the rest.

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[Athel Cornish-Bowden]

On 2012-12-27 19:11:00 +0000, Charles P. Schaum said:

> On 12/27/2012 11:27 AM, wexfordpress wrote:
>> Does it do any good to report spam messages to google Groups?
>>
>> John Culleton
>>
>
> Short answer: No. Google collects info on both posters and their
> content via groups, and the more info, the better
>

> But even Eternal September has been seeing more spam. Why they don't
> immediately filter any messages from user Wholesaler I'll never know.
> Thunderbird seems not to allow dedicated news reader features like
> filtering, but getting a free NNTP service (as in, what company would
> fuss about free) solves most of the probs. Getting a dedicated news
> reader would solve the rest.

I was quite surprised to see this question, because I don't remember
ever seeing any spam in this group. However, a quick trip to Google
Groups showed that there is a certain amount that normally never
reaches me, but it's still moderate compared with what some groups get.
Apparently my reader / news server combination (Unison /
News.Individual.NET) is doing a good job.


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athel