In <[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] writes: > Bill wrote: > > > I am sick of all the junk email I have been getting and would like to know > > how some of you have set up email filters, particularly anyone using Eudora. > . > > Have any of you got it set up so you don't miss any "important" messages? > > Here are a few random notes: > > First, [log in to unmask] is still listed as the contact for LUND.COM at > Internic. This is a *great* way to get *lots* of spam. Works for me. My address is all over the 'net, and I (used to) get boatloads of it. Get much less nowadays, though they keep trying! ;-) {good ideas snipped] > A growning Usenet practice is to use "[log in to unmask]" in your .sig > file (and your web browser), and to add a note to you .sig file saying > "Remove nospam from email address to write me". This defeats the This one's a dangerous idea; alot of mail systems (like ours, and others are starting to do this as well) allow the MTA (server) to refuse to accept any mail that doesn't come from a valid domain. By creating a bogus host name (using "nospam" on the right side of the "@") you'll find that you won't be able to send messages (directly) to an ever-increasing number of hosts. If you're gonna do this, try it on the left side of the "@" sign. Since mailbox names *can't* be verified on the 'net in general, you'll at least get through such filters. You'll still likely not get some replies (cause no matter what you enter, people often reply without paying much attention to the address; and some mailers don't even show it to you), but it MIGHT help reduce the volume of junk mail you get. Note; just "MIGHT" cause the address trawlers are getting smarter too; they're learning to look for "nospam." in addresses too. So while it might help you for a while, long term they're gonna get to ya. Clue-by-4s are by far the best weapons! :-) Spammers are increasingly using throw-away accounts or being constrained to the few ISPs that allow spamming --and thankfully both are getting a LITTLE scarcer as time goes by. In the meantime, if you get spammed (and have the time); send a complaint. The more complaints the spammers (and their ISPs get) the faster they'll get cut off, and the harder it'll be for them to get new accounts next time. **BIG PS: Complain but **DON'T** bother with the spammer's "remove me from this list" mailboxes. In many cases, they either ignore these mailboxes altogether (they're mostly buying CDs full of addresses from someone else these days anyway) or they're using these lists to confirm that your address really is valid -- and you might just find yourself on several NEW lists (as some spam-fighting testers have demonstrated repeatedly); or even worse, find yourself the victim of a spam spoofing attack (they like to send out e-mails using return addresses belonging to previous complainers or others they have vendettas with; so those people get bombed by all the complaints from their new spam). -Chris Bartram