Re: L68K: Junk Emails- What can we do?

Geert Uytterhoeven (Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be)
Mon, 21 Apr 1997 09:40:58 +0200 (MET DST)

On Sun, 20 Apr 1997, Alan Cox wrote:
>> All originate from this mailing list. Is there any possiblity
>> that we could make it a closed list? I know that all the other
>> mailing lists I have been on have done that to eliminate the
>> junk email.
>
>The mailing list owners have a problem anyway. With majordomo you
>can filter keywords, and subject lines etc
>
>In general http://www.vix.com/spam is the definitive site
>
>In the case of the yoyo.com spams please forward them to
>
> postmaster@unitedmedia.com
>
>pointing out the Dilbert game is part of the yoyo spam and informing
>them you will never buy or recommend a dilbert item again until they
>withdraw from their deal with yoyo.com (yoyodyne games).
>
>If enough people block Dilbert they'll notice - and the internet is
>the big selling place for dilbert

Complaining to their internet provider works in many cases. Last week I've got
two replies from internet providers who closed down accounts after my
complaints <grin>.

Greetings,

Geert

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Geert Uytterhoeven                     Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be
Wavelets, Linux/m68k on Amiga          http://www.cs.kuleuven.ac.be/~geert/
Department of Computer Science -- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven -- Belgium