comp.sys.mac.advocacy

Steve de Mena wrote:

> PeterBP wrote:
>
> > Child. Apart from the fact that I do write under my own name, why should
> > I invite half the known spammers into my inbos by posting my email addy
> > here?
>
> Spam mail has been something that has been controllable for YEARS.

Then you are either an electronic hermit or plain ignorant about the
spam problem (or perhaps just lying through your teeth).

Professionally: Try working as an admin for any ISP with an in-house
mail server for a few months and see if you change your mind.

Privately: Count your spam after your mail has been in use for more than
a year and in wide circulation through mailing lists and acquaintances.

I
> have used my own email addresses for YEARS.

Good for you, but I'm sorry to say I don't share your masochism.

I made the mistake of using my real email on Usenet about 8 years ago. 5
years ago I had to shut it down due to it being choked by spam (300+
tagged spams per week before i killed it). I experimentally reopened it
2 years ago to see if the torrent had subsided - it hadn't (it started
recieving spam IMMEDIATELY when the account went active - around 30 a
day for the duration I kept it open).

I shut it down again, and reopened it (again, experimentally) 2 weeks
ago. It still recieves spam, but "only" 5 a day, likely due to my ISP's
agressive filtering.

--
regards , Peter B. P. http://macplanet.dk
Washington D.C.: District of Criminals

"I dont drink anymore... of course, i don't drink any less, either!