This group is dying from spam.
Bob F
others?
Bob
Rod Speed
> It just keeps getting worse. I wonder why this group gets so much more than others?
Presumably the name makes the stupidest spammers decide that
many of the readers will actually be stupid enough to read their spam.
clams casino
Can't speak for this group, but those on other groups I've followed tend
to report all spam.
Bob Young
onions and fry it. Not sure if I heard of spam killing anyone though.
Warren Block
> It just keeps getting worse. I wonder why this group gets so much more than
> others?
You can avoid worthless content on a TV by never tuning to worthless
channels.
A killfile gives you similar control over newsgroups. For example,
killfile everything from the top newsgroup spam source--Google
Groups--and that spam won't be visible. How to do that depends on your
newsreader. Outlook might not be able to do it. Certainly there are
plenty of free news clients that can.
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Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota * USA
Duke of Hazard
I agree, I follow many groups and something weird has taken over this
one. I notice it is often linked from groups.google.com , so maybe
that's where it's starting from. There is too much to report. We need
a moderated group. Anyone know how to create one?
astr...@yahoo.ca
its unfortunate about the spam,check this
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=46453&ctx=sibling
seems limited as to what they will do but its worth a shot.
Gary Heston
Bob Young <difdr...@webtv.net> wrote:
>It depends on how you cook the spam. I prefer some barbeque sauce and
>onions and fry it.
A good helping of habanero-based sauce will help cover the taste.
> Not sure if I heard of spam killing anyone though.
Haven't tried Turkey SPAM, have you? Better than Ex-Lax. And I'm not
referring to the flavor...
Gary
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Yoko Onos' former driver tried to extort $2M from her, threating to
"release embarassing recordings...". What, he has a copy of her album?
George Grapman
how to make over a thousand dollars day on the internet.
Rick
Sure. Who wants to be the moderator? And be chained to the group for the
rest of your life, deleting the SPAM from a dedicated mail box, editing
the approved messages to insert an approval code, and forwarding the
approved messages to the group?
Or just run away from the group, leaving yet another dead moderated
group. Once that happens it's not easy for someone else to take over a
moderated group when the existing moderator just abandons the process
and disappears. That process can take months.
If anyone wants to seriously consider doing it though visit the group:
alt.config
to begin the proposal process.
Rick
The Real Bev
BTDT and the group was created. It's alive and the moderators pay
attention, but it doesn't get used much.
Spam isn't the problem with usenet, it's the loons. Check out what happened
to rec.bicycles.off-road.
Spam is easy to recognize and skip. Loons can be killfiled (dear lord when
will thunderbird get REAL filters for newsgroups, making it possible to
eliminate any postings originating from googlegroups?).
Nobody ever said it would be easy!
--
Cheers,
Bev
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
While you can't fool all the people all the time, you can fool
enough of them most of the time to make the rest impotent.
Rod Speed
The Real Bev
Perhaps. Sleep with dogs, wake up with fleas. I'm willing to make the
sacrifice.
>> Nobody ever said it would be easy!
--
Cheers, Bev
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
"I don't care who your father is! Drop that cross
one more time and you're out of the parade!"
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> The Real Bev <bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rick wrote:
>>>
>>>> If anyone wants to seriously consider doing it though visit the
>>>> group: alt.config
>>>>
>>>> to begin the proposal process.
>>>
>>> BTDT and the group was created. It's alive and the moderators pay
>>> attention, but it doesn't get used much.
>>>
>>> Spam isn't the problem with usenet, it's the loons. Check out what
>>> happened to rec.bicycles.off-road.
>>>
>>> Spam is easy to recognize and skip. Loons can be killfiled (dear
>>> lord when will thunderbird get REAL filters for newsgroups, making
>>> it possible to eliminate any postings originating from googlegroups?).
>> Trouble is that there is plenty of non spam from groups.google now.
> Perhaps.
No perhaps about it, presumably because its easier to
setup than a conventional news client and news server.
> Sleep with dogs, wake up with fleas.
A rolling stone gathers no moss.
> I'm willing to make the sacrifice.
It makes more sense to just ignore the spam. It isnt hard to work out what is spam.
The Real Bev
> The Real Bev <bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> The Real Bev <bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Rick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If anyone wants to seriously consider doing it though visit the
>>>>> group: alt.config
>>>>>
>>>>> to begin the proposal process.
>>>>
>>>> BTDT and the group was created. It's alive and the moderators pay
>>>> attention, but it doesn't get used much.
>>>>
>>>> Spam isn't the problem with usenet, it's the loons. Check out what
>>>> happened to rec.bicycles.off-road.
>>>>
>>>> Spam is easy to recognize and skip. Loons can be killfiled (dear
>>>> lord when will thunderbird get REAL filters for newsgroups, making
>>>> it possible to eliminate any postings originating from googlegroups?).
>
>>> Trouble is that there is plenty of non spam from groups.google now.
>
>> Perhaps.
>
> No perhaps about it, presumably because its easier to
> setup than a conventional news client and news server.
People who are unwilling or too dumb to do something a better way aren't
likely to say anything I want to hear.
>> Sleep with dogs, wake up with fleas.
>
> A rolling stone gathers no moss.
>
>> I'm willing to make the sacrifice.
>
> It makes more sense to just ignore the spam. It isnt hard to work out what is spam.
Of course not, but if you've skipped your usenet obligations for a few
weeks, the sheer quantity is annoying.
--
Cheers,
Bev
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Vampireware; n, a project capable of sucking the lifeblood
out of anyone unfortunate enough to be assigned to it,
which never actually sees the light of day, but nonetheless
refuses to die. -- Trygve Lode
Rod Speed
> Rod Speed wrote:
>
>> The Real Bev <bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>>> The Real Bev <bashley1...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Rick wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> If anyone wants to seriously consider doing it though visit the
>>>>>> group: alt.config
>>>>>>
>>>>>> to begin the proposal process.
>>>>>
>>>>> BTDT and the group was created. It's alive and the moderators pay
>>>>> attention, but it doesn't get used much.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spam isn't the problem with usenet, it's the loons. Check out
>>>>> what happened to rec.bicycles.off-road.
>>>>>
>>>>> Spam is easy to recognize and skip. Loons can be killfiled (dear
>>>>> lord when will thunderbird get REAL filters for newsgroups, making
>>>>> it possible to eliminate any postings originating from
>>>>> googlegroups?).
>>
>>>> Trouble is that there is plenty of non spam from groups.google now.
>>
>>> Perhaps.
>>
>> No perhaps about it, presumably because its easier to
>> setup than a conventional news client and news server.
> People who are unwilling or too dumb to do something a better way aren't likely to say anything I want to hear.
Mindlessly superficial/prejudiced.
>>> Sleep with dogs, wake up with fleas.
>>
>> A rolling stone gathers no moss.
>>
>>> I'm willing to make the sacrifice.
>>
>> It makes more sense to just ignore the spam. It isnt hard to work
>> out what is spam.
> Of course not, but if you've skipped your usenet obligations for a few weeks, the sheer quantity is annoying.
I've got more important things to get annoyed about.
Jon v Leipzig
Your own fault. Who authorized your three week absence, anyway...???
Hey, we finally got a Trader Joe's here, intown, even!! It should be
quieted down by now, I missed the Grand opening.
Never been to one...got any suggestions,..,,what to buy or to avoid...??
<JonK>
Atlanta,Ga.
"She hasn't run anything, and the government of the United States is
not a place for a president to be an intern." ~MITT ROMNEY
The Real Bev
> The Real Bev wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>> It makes more sense to just ignore the spam. It isnt hard to work out
>>> what is spam.
>>
>> Of course not, but if you've skipped your usenet obligations for a few
>> weeks, the sheer quantity is annoying.
>
> Your own fault. Who authorized your three week absence, anyway...???
I'm sorry, I forgot to get your permission. Next time I'll be sure to check
with you at least a month in advance.
> Hey, we finally got a Trader Joe's here, intown, even!! It should be
> quieted down by now, I missed the Grand opening.
>
> Never been to one...got any suggestions,..,,what to buy or to avoid...??
Buy anything that appeals to you. Don't buy anything that doesn't look
good. That about covers it.
Long ago I bought some Brie that had a strong ammonia smell/taste. They
cheerfully refunded my money. Recently I tried a sample of their 'Mojito'
(non-alcoholic) stuff -- the first TJ thing I've ever found to be absolutely
revolting.
Their ordinary corn tortillas are the best machine-made tortillas I've ever
eaten except for the ones we bought still hot from a place in Mexico. The
hand-made ones are bigger, but not all that different. Their plain
cheesecake is excellent. Cut it into serving-size pieces and freeze it in
the box it came in.
Wine people say that their "Two buck Chuck" is drinkable. I've never tasted
wine better than plain old Welch's grape juice, so I'll have to take their
word for it. Lots of other wine if that's your thing. Good cheese. Good
chicken+cranberry+pecan salad like the stuff that Costco sells, but in
smaller quantities.
There are only three places I actually like to shop: Costco, TJ's and the
99-Cents-Only Store, not necessarily in that order. And the ethnic produce
stores too. FIVE places I like to shop...
--
Cheers, Bev
=====================================
Snowmen fall from Heaven unassembled.
Jon v Leipzig
Kewl...thanx... Today should be a good day to go.
I'll probably never get to Costco's....it's about 30 miles up in the
congested suburbs, screw em.