Five Ways To Block SPAM

daRk_heLmet · Aug 2, 2005, 07:12 AM

Spam is one of those things that nobody wants, but probably has plenty of. If there happens to be anyone out there unfamiliar with spam, we are not talking about the luncheon meat, but the unsolicited, junk e-mail that clogs our inboxes. And in case you are curious, according to some sources, the junk mail version of spam earned its name from a Monty Python skit regarding the luncheon meat of the same name. Care to sing along?

From offers for prescription drugs, to mortgage refinancing, to sexually explicit content, spam can leave us having to sift through mounds of trash to find the few messages we actually care to read. Although eliminating all junk e-mail may be impossible, there are several steps than can be taken to all but eliminate spam from your inbox.
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Though the given methods will not block this

Matth · Aug 2, 2005, 05:24 PM

Some ISP's also have spam blocking, BUT, their spam selection can be notoriously inaccurate, catching any kind of admail, illegitimate or not - newsletters frequently get marked as spam.

A recent fury at www.cableforum.co.uk erupted over NTL suddenly turning on a much higher level of spam blocking, default to dump it, with no announcement whatsover, so for any users not aware of it, any misdetected spam has been blackholed and they'll never know.

The NTLWORLD webmail interface can be used to alter it, but this had historically been so absurdly slow and broken, that few with no special requirement for it would bother going there.

If NTL announced it by email, maybe their system classified it as spam?

Aug 2, 2005, 07:12 AM	#1
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	Five Ways To Block SPAM Spam is one of those things that nobody wants, but probably has plenty of. If there happens to be anyone out there unfamiliar with spam, we are not talking about the luncheon meat, but the unsolicited, junk e-mail that clogs our inboxes. And in case you are curious, according to some sources, the junk mail version of spam earned its name from a Monty Python skit regarding the luncheon meat of the same name. Care to sing along? From offers for prescription drugs, to mortgage refinancing, to sexually explicit content, spam can leave us having to sift through mounds of trash to find the few messages we actually care to read. Although eliminating all junk e-mail may be impossible, there are several steps than can be taken to all but eliminate spam from your inbox. _________________________________________ Read More/Source: Big Bruin Though the given methods will not block this __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

Aug 2, 2005, 05:24 PM	#2
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,410 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Some ISP's also have spam blocking, BUT, their spam selection can be notoriously inaccurate, catching any kind of admail, illegitimate or not - newsletters frequently get marked as spam. A recent fury at www.cableforum.co.uk erupted over NTL suddenly turning on a much higher level of spam blocking, default to dump it, with no announcement whatsover, so for any users not aware of it, any misdetected spam has been blackholed and they'll never know. The NTLWORLD webmail interface can be used to alter it, but this had historically been so absurdly slow and broken, that few with no special requirement for it would bother going there. If NTL announced it by email, maybe their system classified it as spam?