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Re: UCE/UBE SPAM(Re: Will altopia join "net.*" (Usenet II)?

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From: Ralph Lindberg & Ellen Winnie
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 1997 00:00
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In article <eli$9708210924@qz.little-neck.ny.us>, Eli the Bearded
<usenet-tag@qz.little-neck.ny.us> wrote:

>Ralph Lindberg & Ellen Winnie <rlindber@telebyte.com> wrote:
>> >File              good     bad    bar chart: - is 25xbad; | is 25xgood
>> >Total:             835     117
>> >Is my percentage of junk mail typical?
>>   You look like you are running about 14% junk, locally I'm running about
>> 3%, but then we have many (most ? I just sent the update to the guy who
>> handles that part) Cyberpromo domains blocked. So if the domain shows in
>> the mail it doesn't even make it to the procmail filters.
>
>About 40% of that 'bad' is caught by one of three recipes: X-UIDL,
>X-Advertisement
  About 80% of mine are caught by the first two. I've been told that
X-UIDL may be 'bad' as some lists use this header, I still include it
anyway.

-- 
Ralph Lindberg N7BSN       <n7bsn@callsign.net>
RV and Camping FAQ <http://kendaco.telebyte.net/rlindber/rv/>
Just because MS-Window's holds 90% of the market doesn't mean it's 
superior.  Remember 90% of all animals are insects.
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From: rlindber@telebyte.com (Ralph Lindberg & Ellen Winnie)
Subject: Re: UCE/UBE SPAM(Re: Will altopia join "net.*" (Usenet II)?
Date: 1997/08/21
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