Enough already!!

[Carl Teplitski]

Maybe if we delete enough, they will just go away ??!!  I'm deleting
a lot.  We have many very bright people on the list, and I appreciate
their opinions. That other stuff is intrusive, and I hope it can be
eliminated.
Thanks Andy !!
Carl / Winnipeg.

"David M. Porritt" wrote:

> Andy -- our list guru -- is currently installing software on 2 new
> servers that will be used for this list, and for the PTG web page.
> He is a very knowledgable professional who does this free.  His
> filters catch 95% of the spam that comes through.
>
> There are no filters that will catch everything.  The spamers
> generally have good brains too, and they can figure out how to get
> their messages past the filters.  When filters get two tight,
> legitimate messages are delayed until they are approved by Andy and
> people then gripe about how long it took to get a message delivered.
>
> Why is it that we can take junk mail from the mailbox and walk it to
> the trash can and never say anything, but we have to make a big deal
> out of moving our finger 0.3 inches to the delete key?
>
> Dave Porritt
> Chair, Electronic Communications Committee
>
> *********** REPLY SEPARATOR  ***********
>
> On 4/4/02 at 7:20 PM Robert Goodale wrote:
>
> >This list is getting buried in spam!  If it isn't some stupid chain
> >letter proposing to split a fortune for laundering money from
> Africa,
> >it's a Chinese company trying to sell lamps and ceiling fans!  Today
> it
> >is yet another get rich quick thingy!  HELP!!!!  Filters, filters,
> >filters!  Is there a way to privatize this list?  Perhaps a password
>
> >required to submit a post?
> >
> >Rob Goodale, RPT
> >Las Vegas, NV
>
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> David M. Porritt
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> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
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