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Article #290Re: Returning to bit.listserv.coco
From: Randy McLaughlin
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:56
Date: Tue, 22 Mar 2005 03:56
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<boisy@boisypitre.com> wrote in message news:1111460530.520867.259440@z14g2000cwz.googlegroups.com... > I've started a topic on the MaltedMedia list about returning to this > newsgroup, since it appears to me that SPAM has all but disappeared > here. As I expected, the idea met with stiff resistance from outspoken > members of that list. > > So what is the state of this newsgroup these days? Has the SPAM all > but gone? I see the occasional "Who's Here" post, which makes me think > that people are still popping in from time to time. > > This used to be such a great resource. I would really like to see it > reach its former stature again. > > Boisy Welcome back. I've not really measured any remaining SPAM but it is the same as all the other Usenet groups I am subscribed to, probably less than one per week. I try and track down SPAMmers and report them to their ISP's, several ISP's have confirmed that they disabled the users. It's the only way to handle SPAM. Randy
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