This spam thing was driving me crazy a couple of months ago, and I tried using
mailwasher with some less than adequate results. Then I heard about another
product called "Spam Assassin" which would also work in conjunction with
Outlook Express. The marking of "spam", "not spam" was a little difficult.
I then decided to try their new email program called "Bloomba", which is very
similar to many other email programs, but is tightly integrated with Spam
Assassin. I see very, very few real spam emails now, and those that I do, I
just click on the big "Delete as Spam" button, and the program learns to block
that type from there on out.
I also periodically review the Spam folder to see if it has id'ed an email
erroneously as Spam, but it has not done so after about the first 3 weeks of
using it. I have been using Bloomba for about 4 months now, and I am very
pleased.
Check it out at: http://www.statalabs.com
"It's a good thing."
-N5NJ
> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "Steve Baron - KB3MM" <SteveBaron@StarLinX.com>
> To: <sneidars001@hawaii.rr.com>, "Dave L Thompson" <k4jrb@juno.com>
> Cc: writelog@contesting.com
> Date: Mon, Mar-8-2004 7:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Request for help.
>
> SPAM here has gone to virtually zero.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave L Thompson" <k4jrb@juno.com>
> To: <sneidars001@hawaii.rr.com>
> Cc: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 23:11
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Request for help.
>
>
> > This is becoming common. I have the household PC on Earthlink with spam
> > blocker. The mail box referred to is the one with the spam blocker not
> > with your e-mail system. I tell those who reply or send me a message to
> > ignore the procedure and I will select out your messages. I get well
> > over 1000 known spam messages per day plus 400 suspect messages. Its a
> > pain to go through these messages to get the amateur radio messages but
> > until we can stop the spammers its the only way to avoid going back to
> > the telephone or using instant messaging.
> >
> > 73 Dave K4JRB
> >
> > On Mon, 8 Mar 2004 11:24:34 -1000 "S. Sneidar"
> > <sneidars001@hawaii.rr.com> writes:
> > > For Mike Fatchett: Mike I responded to your request for help but
> > > received this in reply:
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Hi,
> > > You just sent an email to my mike@mallardcove.com account, which is
> > > now being managed by my Mailblocks spam-free email service. (If you
> > > didn't recently send a message to me, please see the Note below*.)
> > >
> > > Because this is the first time you have sent to this email account,
> > > please confirm yourself so you'll be recognized when you send to me
> > > in the future.
> > >
> > > It's simple. To prove your message comes from a human and not a
> > > computer, go to:
> > >
> > http://app1.mailblocks.com/confirm2.aspx?ck=C21hbGxhcmRjb3ZlDm1haWxibG9ja
> > 3MuY29tGXNuZWlkYXJzMDAxQGhhd2FpaS5yci5jb20JgSM4&a=1
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