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From: Kirk Wood <cpt.kirk@1tree.net>
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: Off-topic: Yahoo registration inaccessible to all blind users
Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2002 12:51:48 -0600 (CST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.21.0201241249540.1325-100000@lbear> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <002201c1a503$a0dda610$b38d3244@cp286066a>

On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote:
> how much has it actually cut down on spam?  the bots could still collect
> the addresses and some humans can still crank out sign ups quickly so
> the spam truck keeps delivering.

It has noticably cut down on the amount of spam going to the groups. I
don't know exact numbers, but have noticed a drop on the lists I belong
to. One reason it works is that spamers are as lazy as those who must send
the same stuff through email lists again and again.

=========
Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk@1tree.net

Nowlan's Theory:
        He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
        the next freeway exit.




  reply	other threads:[~ UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 32+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
 Geoff Shang
 ` David Poehlman
   ` Rich Caloggero
     ` Kirk Wood
       ` David Poehlman
     ` Victor Tsaran
       ` BTBG
       ` Kirk Wood
         ` David Poehlman
     ` Buddy Brannan
 ` Victor Tsaran
   ` Amanda Lee
     ` Charles Hallenbeck
       ` Thomas Stivers
       ` Victor Tsaran
       ` David Poehlman
       ` Kirk Wood
   ` Steve Holmes
     ` Kirk Wood
     ` Victor Tsaran
       ` Amanda Lee
         ` Victor Tsaran
           ` Amanda Lee
             ` David Poehlman
               ` Kirk Wood [this message]
                 ` David Poehlman
               ` Off-topic: Yahoo registration inaccessible to all blind us Amanda Lee
                 ` Steve Holmes
                   ` David Poehlman
                   ` Kirk Wood
             ` Off-topic: Yahoo registration inaccessible to all blind users Kirk Wood
       ` Janina Sajka

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