<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY text=#000000 bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Blocking a domain is a useless act, because spam NEVER comes = from the domain listed in the From: field. The From: field is easily forged.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>And, if you _do_ block the domain that shows up in the From: field, you are = surely going to be blocking harmless mail.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Earthlink blocks well over 99% of the spam into my account - = the trick is to set Earthlink spamblocker to "HIGH". This blocks by _content_, not by = a forged From: field.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=105123300-29062005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>- Ernie</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>Hechler Family<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, June 28, 2005 5:47 PM<BR><B>To:</B> tune4u@earthlink.net; Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> = Re: SPAM<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>>From ZDNET:<BR><IMG height=1 src="cid:441141001@29062005-08C9" width=500><BR><BR><SPAN class=contentTextMediumBold2>Earthlink Spam Blocker Sucks! = </SPAN><BR><SPAN class=contentText2><BR>I have tried repeatedly to get Earthlink to = allow more than 500 email addresses and/or domains to be blocked, but they won't = increase this. Although I have my settings on "high", I still get about 50 = spams per day. Why on earth (ha ha) would they cap blocks to 500? I strongly = advise against signing up with Earthlink. </SPAN><BR><BR><SPAN class=contentText2><B>Posted by: </B>greenmd </SPAN><SPAN class=contentText2>   <B>Posted on:</B> 01/10/05 <BR><BR>Duaine<BR></SPAN><BR>Alan Barnard wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE cite=mid410-22005622817237421@earthlink.net = type="cite"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <P></P> <DIV>Attention, please, whomever is monitoring the list and = other computer-smart souls: I noticed that this little = message (invisible header also included here) got posted to the list. Is there a way to = keep the crap out? Sheesh, I get enough even through personal filters and = firewalls. How about tracing the path back to the orginator and = shoving a moldy old Francis Bacon whippen up his nose? Can that be done? I'll = be glad to supply some super-thin CA to use as a driving fluid.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> <P>Status: U</P> <P>Return-Path: <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org"><pianotech-bounces@ptg.org&g= t;</A></P> <P>Received: from bridget.rudoff.com ([206.168.112.96])</P> <P>by mx-roseate.atl.sa.earthlink.net (EarthLink SMTP Server) with = ESMTP id 1dNbZA2Ls3Nl34f0</P> <P>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 05:02:53 -0400 (EDT)</P> <P>Received: from bridget.rudoff.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])</P> <P>by bridget.rudoff.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id = j5S92Mn08423;</P> <P>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:02:22 -0600</P> <P>Received: from hotmail.com (bay14-f10.bay14.hotmail.com = [64.4.49.10])</P> <P>by bridget.rudoff.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id = j5S92Jn08415</P> <P>for <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></A>; = Tue, 28 Jun 2005 03:02:19 -0600</P> <P>Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC;</P> <P>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 02:02:13 -0700</P> <P>Message-ID: <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E = href="mailto:BAY14-F10EE79BFC13FA6157F4BF1C1E10@phx.gbl"><BAY14-F10E= E79BFC13FA6157F4BF1C1E10@phx.gbl></A></P> <P>Received: from 203.220.181.194 by by14fd.bay14.hotmail.msn.com = with HTTP;</P> <P>Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:02:13 GMT</P> <P>X-Originating-IP: [203.220.181.194]</P> <P>X-Originating-Email: [<A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:whadyi73@hotmail.com">whadyi73@hotmail.com</A>]</P> <P>X-Sender: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:whadyi73@hotmail.com">whadyi73@hotmail.com</A></P> <P>From: "Davide dicen" <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E = href="mailto:whadyi73@hotmail.com"><whadyi73@hotmail.com></A></P>= <P>To: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></P> <P>Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 09:02:13 +0000</P> <P>Mime-Version: 1.0</P> <P>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed</P> <P>X-OriginalArrivalTime: 28 Jun 2005 09:02:13.0841 (UTC)</P> <P>FILETIME=[13582C10:01C57BC0]</P> <P>Subject: (no subject)</P> <P>X-BeenThere: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></P> <P>Precedence: list</P> <P>Reply-To: Pianotech <A class=moz-txt-link-rfc2396E href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><pianotech@ptg.org></A></P> <P>Sender: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A></= P> <P>Errors-To: <A class=moz-txt-link-abbreviated = href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A></= P> <P>X-ELNK-AV: 0</P> <P> </P> <P> </P> = <P>_________________________________________________________________</P> <P>Low rate ANZ MasterCard. 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