Re: Spam

From: David Abrahams (dave_at_[hidden])
Date: 2004-11-19 17:25:33

Vladimir Prus <ghost_at_[hidden]> writes:

> On Friday 19 November 2004 00:15, David Abrahams wrote:
>> WetnWaitin18 <kiara4179_at_[hidden]> writes:
>>
>> <some crap>
>>
>> FWIW, I got tired of reporting these things. You can write to
>> abuse_at_[hidden] to report it if you include a complete copy of the
>> original message (including headers) and they will shut the person
>> down.
>
> I wonder if we can do anything about it. IIRC, moderating first time posters 
> is the only thing Yahoo! gives in this respect. Is increased overhead worth 
> the spam protection? I'm not yet sure?

It's not worth it if I have to do it. If someone else does it, it's
worth it.

> Is writing to abuse_at_[hidden] enough? I've tried once to report the abuse via 
> web interface, but was swamped in unclear details they were asking.

It works.

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Dave Abrahams
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