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Re: [LUG] .bad apple.

 

On Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:12:17 +0000
Martijn Grooten <sweetwatergeek@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Martijn,

>That would explain the account compromises at other webmail providers.
>With Yahoo, the problem is _much_ worse than that.

Absolutely.  Yahoo is a joke.  Anyone using them as an email provider on
the mailing lists I run has their moderation bit permanently set.  I'm
considering doing the same for all the web based 'email' account
providers.

>> My feeling is that yahoo et al make money out allowing the spamming to
>> continue.
>I can't see how.

Not directly I agree, but from kickbacks, perhaps?

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