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I suggest that the list-server does a grep on articles received, and does not automatically mail them out if certain conditions are met. This could be in operation within a matter of days, perhaps. "It's justice, Jim, but not as we know it." ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Frank A. Vorstenbosch +31-(70)-355 5241 spam_OUTfalstaffTakeThisOuTxs4all.nl

I have had an apologetic message from .....abacusKILLspam@spam@abacus.com, who are attempting to find who sent this stuff and used their address. I think it is probably best to treat SPAMs like advertisments (commercials). You can't stop them appearing, but you don't have to act on them. I must say I got very angry with the recent SPAMs, but now I sympathise with the sysops who get 100x more abuse than each list ever gets. Andy -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew M Errington Tel: +44 1524 593678 Microcomputer Consultant Fax: +44 1524 844011 Lancaster University a.erringtonKILLspamlancaster.ac.uk Lancaster LA1 4YW www.lancs.ac.uk/people/cpaame/cpaame.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------

>I have had an apologetic message from .....abacusKILLspam.....abacus.com, who are attempting >to find who sent this stuff and used their address. > >I think it is probably best to treat SPAMs like advertisments (commercials). > You can't stop them appearing, but you don't have to act on them. > >I must say I got very angry with the recent SPAMs, but now I sympathise with >the sysops who get 100x more abuse than each list ever gets. True. And I also see it as part of the price we pay for freedom on the internet. If we turn to a sensor to protect us from spammers, next it may be other material some consider offensive: political, sexual or religous. I choose to ignore it and spare others the time wasted reading messages like this one. (sorry).