The US laws did do something about it - they said "it's Ok to spam people as
long as you claim that they opted in to a list and they wanted your junk
email".
Great.
Dino
> Only spam i get is from the US, maybe a solution to it as its so
> localised....they still send to my co.uk....I find getting this ***from
> another country infecting my mailbox is well out of order....US needs some
> laws about this shit....
> > > How about a website that simply stores lists of all the current SPAM
> > > domains?
> > > My Outlook junk list is about 200 addresses long, I am sure that other
> > > people have other lists maybe we could add them together and create
one
> huge
> > > one and convert it to other mail formats (eudora, netscape etc etc)
> > > Then we share the list and just keep it updated as the SPAM comes
> rolling
> > > in.
> > > This might aleviate the problem somewhat?
> > > Apologies for the crossposting, but I feel this is relevant for
> everyone.
> > > However I am sure somebody will think of a reason why this wouldn't
work
> :)
> > I use Spamkiller (www.spamkiller.com) which checks the mail server
> > regularly and deletes unwanted e-mails based on domains, mail addy and a
> > variety of other options, like most utils it takes a while to configure
> > it properly to make sure your buddy with an idiotic mail addy doesn't
> > get filtered, but after that it's smooth sailing, it even has a
> > "complain" button which lets you send a complaint to every administrator
> > that has relayed that particular mail :-)
> > And I've also stopped using my real mail addy when posting to NG's, as
> > evident by the addys in this post :-), I swap them every so often with
> > the company that annoys me the most for the time being
> > Beers and cheers
> > (uncle) Goy
> > "The Pits" http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels"
> > --Groucho Marx--