Surprise! We Won the War on Spam.

Onkel Neal · 11-12-09, 09:58 AM

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Remember when we all were going to drown in a sea of offers for male enhancement pills and messages from mysterious bureaucrats with tales of millions hidden in Swiss bank accounts? “Holy mackerel, the Internet is falling!” the cry went out, and the annoyance of junk e-mail messages was built up into an international scourge, costing untold billions in lost time spent hitting the delete key.

http://www.thebigmoney.com/articles/...e-won-war-spam

I see less spam, how about you? Of course, this article does not address forum spam, which is more and more delivered by real people now.

Task Force · 11-12-09, 10:02 AM

Swoosh...

I thought you were talking about me...

Hmm... now to get rid of those a**holes calling from telemarketers....

August · 11-12-09, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Hmm... now to get rid of those a**holes calling from telemarketers....

This worked for me.

Task Force · 11-12-09, 10:16 AM

Yay! DOWN WITH DA TELEMARKETERS!!!
(they seem to be shutting up alot more lately...

)

AVGWarhawk · 11-12-09, 10:25 AM

Yeah, I see no SPAM. Just as well, I did not need any male enhancement pills anyway.

Oberon · 11-12-09, 10:26 AM

Excellant...although is it just me or is the forum having hiccups lately? I've only just been able to get on since about one GMT.

Could just be me...

nikimcbee · 11-12-09, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

Swoosh...

I thought you were talking about me...

Damn , you beat me

I thought that's what this was going to be about

You mean the "Task Force post Tax" , to fund the subsim severs

longam · 11-12-09, 06:06 PM

The Spamhaus Project

MS came out with IMF (intelligent message filtering) for exchange server and ISP's have implemented this. I'm not sure what they use on Linux, but anyway when you set it up it links to the Spamhaus project (there are others I believe) and give emails a rating to allow auto blocking.

Its really cool, I have ours at work set at a level of 7 and it catches almost everything. If you crank it up high enough you start blocking the domains like AOL, Earthlink, ect...they really should get a real email address if there going to use it for business.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spamhaus_Project

Ducimus · 11-13-09, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Task Force

now to get rid of those a**holes calling from telemarketers....

Heh, no kidding. From what i've heard, they can call your cellphone now. I had one telemarketer call me on my F'ing cell last week. I've also heard their isn't any do not call list for cellphones either. I hope that isn't the case, cause man that sucks, using up MY minutes for their unwanted BS. I don't answer my cell anymore on "withheld" numbers.

RickC Sniper · 11-13-09, 06:30 PM

We get a few on the cellphone too. It's very annoying.

My spam is somewhat less than before, but the filters to sort them seem more effective than in the past.

Stealth Hunter · 11-13-09, 07:07 PM

Operation Desert Spam has ended... at last.

Reece · 11-13-09, 07:55 PM

"I don't like spam!" I must admit that the amount of spam now is very low, but once a fortnight or so I still get an email for Viagra or Penis enhancement of some sort!!

Raptor1 · 11-12-09, 04:43 PM

Bah, I'm getting almost no spam in my email box whatsoever. I feel so left out

.

11-12-09, 10:02 AM	#2
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Swoosh... I thought you were talking about me... Hmm... now to get rid of those a*holes calling from telemarketers.... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"*

11-12-09, 10:16 AM	#4
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yay! DOWN WITH DA TELEMARKETERS!!! (they seem to be shutting up alot more lately...) __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-12-09, 10:25 AM	#5
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,276 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I see no SPAM. Just as well, I did not need any male enhancement pills anyway. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

11-13-09, 06:30 PM	#10
RickC Sniper Undetectable Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,221 Downloads: 132 Uploads: 0	We get a few on the cellphone too. It's very annoying. My spam is somewhat less than before, but the filters to sort them seem more effective than in the past. __________________ Support Subsim http://www.subsim.com/store.html

11-13-09, 07:55 PM	#12
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,733 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	"I don't like spam!" I must admit that the amount of spam now is very low, but once a fortnight or so I still get an email for Viagra or Penis enhancement of some sort!! __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

11-12-09, 10:26 AM	#6
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Excellant...although is it just me or is the forum having hiccups lately? I've only just been able to get on since about one GMT. Could just be me...

11-12-09, 06:06 PM	#8
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	The Spamhaus Project MS came out with IMF (intelligent message filtering) for exchange server and ISP's have implemented this. I'm not sure what they use on Linux, but anyway when you set it up it links to the Spamhaus project (there are others I believe) and give emails a rating to allow auto blocking. Its really cool, I have ours at work set at a level of 7 and it catches almost everything. If you crank it up high enough you start blocking the domains like AOL, Earthlink, ect...they really should get a real email address if there going to use it for business. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spamhaus_Project

11-13-09, 07:07 PM	#11
Stealth Hunter Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Y'ha-Nthlei Posts: 4,262 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Operation Desert Spam has ended... at last.

11-12-09, 04:43 PM	#13
Raptor1 Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Stavka Posts: 8,211 Downloads: 13 Uploads: 0	Bah, I'm getting almost no spam in my email box whatsoever. I feel so left out . __________________ Current Eastern Front status: Probable Victory