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Re: [LUG] Junk Mail

 

On Sat, 10 May 2014 06:22:10 +0100 (BST)
Gordon Henderson <gordon+lug@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Sat, 10 May 2014, damian brown wrote:
> 
> > It's not just you im getting an increase in junk emails as well
> > some are even using my name
> 
> I really fail to understand why this is surprising you (& others)
> 
> UCE won't go away. A recent trial of a well known UK based spammer
> failed to prosecute them. The spammers have won.
> 
> They have your name, postal address, email address and other personal 
> details about you. In a lot of cases they have your age too. (Because
> you all tell facebook, etc. your birthday so they can send you a
> card...)
> 
> They will send you spam.
> 
> They will always be one step in-front of the anti-spammers (well,
> most of them). The only way to combat this is to use various
> heuristics, algorithms, etc. These don't always work.
> 
> So stop whinging about spam and deal with it - either pay someone or 
> develop your own solution. (and using e.g. Google is paying for it by 
> accepting their advertising policys, etc.) Spam/UCE will not go away.
> 
> Gordon
> 
I was not actually whinging, I was just curious about the sudden
increase in volume. I realise they won't go away. I just junk their
rubbish and otherwise ignore it.

Neil

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