But then you need to know who will be sending you mail from one of the
ISP's. As much as I dislike the spam, it is no different than the junk
mail that comes to the house (Well, maybe a little different). The
trash can is just over there>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Michael [SMTP:vmichael@enteract.com]
> Sent: Monday, July 13, 1998 8:58 AM
> To: 'Cwn74@aol.com'; fold@bcpl.net; triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: RE: blocked mail ISP problems
>
>
> Greetings,
>
> There is a way to selectively filter your email on any field by using
> a
> program called PROCMAIL.
> For example, you could refuse all email from earthlink except for
> mysister@earthlink.com.
> I won't get into on the list, so if you're interested in more info,
> ask your
> ISP or send me an email directly.
> Your ISP would need to support this, however.
>
> vmichael@enteract.com
>
> Cheers,
>
> Vic
>
> On Sunday, July 12, 1998 11:29 PM, Cwn74@aol.com [SMTP:Cwn74@aol.com]
> wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 98-07-12 16:13:51 EDT, fold@bcpl.net writes:
> >
> > > Very little spam actually originates from earthlink, worldcom,
> hotmail,
> > > erols, flashnet, and the other big providers. If you ignore the
> address
> > > on the "From:" line (which is almost always faked in spam) and
> examine
> > > the
> > > "Received" lines you can determine where it really came from.
> > >
> > I can't argue with you, but by blocking worldcom, the spam
> immediately
> > stoped.
> >
> > This method proved effective in stopping hotmail spam also.
> >
> > If the return address was faked, it must have been from another
> worldcom or
> > hotmail account??
> >
> > The only reason I didn't block earthlink was my sister has an
> account
> there.
> >
> > Clark
>
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