[ale] OT: Has your spam increased?

[Greg]

A way to decrease ads is found below.  I have implemented it in IE, Opera,
Netscape, and Mozilla.  Anytime I find another ad server, I just add it to
the list.

http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/spam/adblock.shtml

Greg Canter

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Fowler [mailto:cfowler at outpostsentinel.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:35 PM
> To: Bao C. Ha; ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] OT: Has your spam increased?
>
>
>
> I've got a new one for you.  Efax.com.  I stopped using my efax number
> for months.  Over time the spam in tthe form of faxes stopped.  I had
> something faxed to me last week and now I'm getting spam faxes.  I wander
> if efax sends spam to active fax numbers and not inactive ones.  I kept
> the number but stoped using it.  Then I needed a fax and now spam.
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bao C. Ha [mailto:baoha at sensoria.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 1:15 PM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: RE: [ale] OT: Has your spam increased?
>
>
> I think they just use google and web crawlers.
>
> I have a Debian e-mail address that I have never used.  The
> only way that these spammers can get it is either through
> google caching of the Debian web site or collecting these
> through web spiders (of Debian web site).
>
> I do detect some desperations as they seem to try very hard
> to break through my blackhole lists: ordb, orisoft, ...  It
> seems that the people using the spam list are demanding a
> tangible return from their "advertisements."  Good thing?
>
> Bao
>
> > Obviously the webmail providers are working with spammers.
> > Not only do
> > spammers have access to users email addresses but
> > demographics (At least
> > the demographics that users don't lie about).  What I wonder is if the
> > webmail providers are collecting email addresses for the
> > people webmail
> > users write.  It seems pretty likely that this could be happening.
> > Does anyone know if this is happening
> >
>
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