Seems to have gone downhill since the first time I came in here years ago.
One solution is to filter ALL postings via google groups. Its
0.000143% valid listings aren't worth the 999857% Spam.
A good newsreader works too, especially for the crossposted
spam.
-larry / dallas
>Seems to have gone downhill since the first time I came in here years ago.
Welcome back to Usenet. Your observations are right on the mark.
The problem is that just about everyone who used to post here has gone away,
moved on, lost interest, or for whatever reason, stopped contributing, and
very few newcomers have appeared to take up the slack.
The spammers have gotten a strong foothold, and ruined the group. Before, spammers would get
flamed/reported to their ISP and hounded until they desisted. Now, it seems most ISP's don't take any
action when you report their customers spamming, so nobody bothers, so more spammers spam, and
so on.
J.
>The spammers have gotten a strong foothold, and ruined the group. Before, spammers would get
>flamed/reported to their ISP and hounded until they desisted. Now, it seems most ISP's don't take any
>action when you report their customers spamming, so nobody bothers, so more spammers spam, and
>so on.
>
>J.
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google groups - a spammer's best friend
Most of the spam comes from bullet-proof Google Groups spammers.
Killfile all GG posts, and the group becomes useful again.
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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA