comp.sys.mac.advocacy

PeterBP wrote:
> 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've been a heavy internet email user for MANY years. Hundreds of
mailing lists, thousands of Usenet post. I get very little spam in my
inbox, maybe 2 or 3 a day.

Period.

> 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.

I get maybe 2 or 3 a day. That's it.

Steve