Re: off-topic - spam was Re: ads done well

Not meant to be a discussion just information. (I did say I would p***
people off <grin>)
I see I got beat to give you the info of thelist.com......


----- Original Message -----
From: "Barlow, Maureen (REI)" <maureen.barlow(at)reed-elsevier.com>
To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 9:30 PM
Subject: RE: off-topic - spam was Re: ads done well


> Okee-dokee, so now it's a political discussion?  ;o)
>
> I suppose if I'm forcing you to vote Republican, so be it.  I suppose if I
> support gun control I'm anti-American and anti-freedom?  And, therefore,
> this has gone way off topic.
>
> Now...more on topic...Does anyone have a resource that lists all of the
ISPs
> available in the US?  I know the names of some of the big ones, but I'm
> wondering if there's a list that someone put together somewhere?
>
> TIA,
>
> Maureen
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Angel One [mailto:angelone(at)angelonearth.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 8:15 PM
> To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Re: off-topic - spam was Re: ads done well
>
>
> OK once again - at the risk of p***ing some people off -  I'm going to put
> in my .5 cents worth. Earthlink/sprint sucks for more than one reason:
they
> support anti-american (& anti freedom) groups like gun control inc. (now
> called something else but still trying to take away my freedom to protect
> myself). I know some of the folks *outside* of the U.S. will think of that
> as a reason to USE them..........& hey Lois that was *not* directed at you
> <grin> (just in case you wondered)
>     So if you support/use sprint/earthlink you are forcing me to vote
> Republican......(much as I hate it)
>     Just thought users should know.
>           Paul
>
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> http://sitesense.com
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>
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and
> great service!
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barlow, Maureen (REI)" <maureen.barlow(at)reed-elsevier.com>
> To: <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 6:09 PM
> Subject: RE: off-topic - spam was Re: ads done well
>
>
> > I use Earthlink for my home ISP, so I'm very interested in this
> discussion!
> >
> > I haven't heard of spam problems regarding Earthlink, but then again I
> > am located in the US.  My spam nightmares usually involve my Yahoo
> > email account.
> >
> > My question is due to my newbie-ness when it comes to spam (other than
> being
> > the unfortunate receiver of such).  What exactly is the problem with
> > spam through an ISP (with Earthlink as an example)?  Is it that people
> > are fraudulently using it to send spam?  Sorry if this sounds like a
> > stupid question!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Maureen
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kathy Wheeler [mailto:kathyw(at)home.albury.net.au]
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2002 5:04 PM
> > To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> > Subject: off-topic - spam was Re: ads done well
> >
> >
> > Sorry if this is off-topic, but spam effects us all one way or
> > another.
> >
> > > Kathy, I am wondering how they can block a wholesale ISP like that??
> >
> > In Australia we have legislation that requires ISP's to block certain
> > sources of spam if users complain. The initial block was removed when
> > earthlink announced they were going to make an effort to stop
> > spammers, but re-instated
> > when the spam from their domain actually markedly increased shortly
after
> > their announcement.
> >
> > > Surely they must realize that SOME of their users are going to be
> > > getting personal emails from friends, which is not spam, from this
> > > very large ISP in the US?
> >
> > Last night we had 130 spams from one earthlink machine, which was very
> light
> >
> > following a previous peak of 40,000 spams in a 24 hour period. And
> > we're only a small regional (country) ISP. I don't believe there have
> > been more than
> 2
> > or 3 complaints (one of them mine) about mail not getting through the
> block,
> >
> > but numerous complaints about spam getting through before the block.
> >
> > > What if your mom had Earthlink? :-)
> >
> > I'd get her an account with a decent ISP!
> >
> > > I would write to them and ask how you can get mail from a legitimate
> > > Earthlink user.
> >
> > We had them try individually unblocking specific addresses, but
> > earthlink uses different seemingly random mail servers for the same
> > email accounts
> so
> > it was impossible to filter out individuals :-(
> >
> > Sorry cbirds, they may be good from the inside, but from the outside
> they're
> >
> > a menace.
> >
> > Regards,
> > KathyW,
> >
> >
>
>

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