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jhaber

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May 14, 2008, 1:20:16 PM5/14/08
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How do I prevent downloading these unwanted watch offerings on the music
theory usegroup?


Alain Naigeon

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May 14, 2008, 3:21:46 PM5/14/08
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"jhaber" <jha...@optonline.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
482b1f4e$0$11618$607e...@cv.net...

> How do I prevent downloading these unwanted watch offerings on the music
> theory usegroup?

Well... perhaps one of those offerings will be an advertisement
for an anti-spam soft ;-)

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Steve Latham

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May 14, 2008, 8:55:20 PM5/14/08
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"jhaber" <jha...@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:482b1f4e$0$11618$607e...@cv.net...

> How do I prevent downloading these unwanted watch offerings on the music
> theory usegroup?

If your newsreader permits, you can block messages from a sender, or
possibly a domain. Unfortunately, many times, if you block the sender, they
change the name (x...@spam.com to y...@spam.com) to keep new messages coming
through, or, if you block a domain (stupid-...@THISDOMAIN.com) then not
only will the spam be blocked, but any message from any person from
THISDOMAIN.com will get blocked.

Outside of that, there's not much you can do (I suppose you can report the
messages, but, it never seems to do much good).

Fortunately, in my experience the spammer will cease (or maybe they're
actually caught - at least that's my fantasy) after a bit. We had one
somewhat recently from "MI5" that was like 10 or 12 messages each day. Then,
they just went away. At least the watch people are doing fewer (either that
or they're using the same address enough that my blocker is blocking them).

I just select the message and choose "block sender" (MS Outlook Express). It
doesn't download the message, and I don't see it. I suppose on something
like Google Groups though it stays in the list????

HTH,
Steve


Miss Crystal Light

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May 14, 2008, 11:40:53 PM5/14/08
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On Wed, 14 May 2008 21:21:46 +0200, "Alain Naigeon" <anai...@free.fr>
wrote:

>"jhaber" <jha...@optonline.net> a écrit dans le message de news:
>482b1f4e$0$11618$607e...@cv.net...
>> How do I prevent downloading these unwanted watch offerings on the music
>> theory usegroup?
>
>Well... perhaps one of those offerings will be an advertisement
>for an anti-spam soft ;-)

Nothing like trying to help someone who asks a question...

Neil

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May 14, 2008, 11:46:55 PM5/14/08
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On May 14, 5:55�pm, "Steve Latham" <llat...@verizon.net> wrote:
> > How do I prevent downloading these unwanted watch offerings on the music
> > theory usegroup?
> I suppose on something
> like Google Groups it stays in the list????

Yes, they do, Steve.

Neil Miller, author of The Piano Lessons Book
Enter in Amazon.com search: Neil Miller Piano Lessons Book
OR http://www.createspace.com/3332371

Alain Naigeon

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May 15, 2008, 10:22:50 AM5/15/08
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"Miss Crystal Light" <ferrante276-...@yahoo.com> a écrit dans le
message de news: d5cn24dum50s505jv...@4ax.com...

Ok, ok, apologizing... sense of humour is often quite personal,
but wasn't "anti-spam soft" a hint toward help?

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