X-Authentication-Warning: delorie.com: mailnull set sender to djgpp-bounces using -f To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 06:45:05 -0800 Subject: Re: SPAM on the rise Message-ID: <20020306.124320.8838.1.vmccar@juno.com> References: <032a86b73b1c$6767e0a1$0eb37ba6 AT bmncsc> X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 X-Juno-Line-Breaks: 3-7,9-36 From: Vince D McCarthy Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com I recently received a spam ad on DJGPP from greatdeals advertising an e-mail address data base of 33 million e-mail addresses. So I am sure this is a major part of the problem. It may not be your ISP. . It would be a full time job just filtering these out. HTH Vince.... there are other people out there doing the same. On 6 Mar 2002 03:56:21 -0800 sanfordandson40 AT hotmail DOT com (Kat Suit Model) writes: >DJ Delorie wrote in message >news:<200203050203 DOT g2523SM21789 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>... >> > The number/frequency of SPAM mailings coming over this list server > >> > (like the below) seems to be sky-rocketing. Any idea why...or is >> > there some way to keep getting the great C++ info (which is much >> > appreciated) without this type of maudlin crapola? >> >> I'm updating the spam filter just as fast as I can... > >It seems like every group I post to or lurk in is experiencing this. A >lot of people's mail accounts are getting slammed these days too - to >the point where the isp says it's powerless to take action due to the >volume of spam, and the user has to just get a new account somewhere >else. Funny, since I thought open mail relays were an issue of the >past. > >Not that it really matters, but I'd attribute it to a combination of >the worsening economy, and some corporations' apparent willingness to >work with spammers...MSN Hotmail anyone? You can't even use their free >accounts anymore, you'll get 50-100+ spams a day, and most of them >won't be caught by their 'spam guard'. MSN says they're not selling >lists of subscribers, but either they're lying, one of their employees >has a profitable side business, or their security is so lax the >spammers are getting the lists themselves. > >And before you ask, no, I don't use this hotmail account. :P ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.