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Another suggestion re spam LouB 04-22-2008
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Posted by LouB on April 22, 2008, 2:54 pm
A suggestion:

If you have a little time open each spam and view the header.
Actually just open it and then click *Forward* You should see the whole
header.
If the X-Abuse line shows groups-abuse@google.com then *Forward* the
whole damn thing to groups-abuse@google.com.
Just copy groups-abuse@google.com and then use Ctrl V to paste it into
the To

Maybe if a lot of us keep at it the folks at google will:
1. Get the message
2. Get tired of being flooded with complaints
3. DO SOMETHING

BTW I use a munged *From* so Google can not even complain back at me.

Lou

Posted by Gary H on April 22, 2008, 6:01 pm

>A suggestion:
>
>If you have a little time open each spam and view the header.
>Actually just open it and then click *Forward* You should see the whole
>header.
>If the X-Abuse line shows groups-abuse@google.com then *Forward* the
>whole damn thing to groups-abuse@google.com.
>Just copy groups-abuse@google.com and then use Ctrl V to paste it into
>the To
>
>Maybe if a lot of us keep at it the folks at google will:
>1. Get the message
>2. Get tired of being flooded with complaints
>3. DO SOMETHING
>

In other words, react to a problem (usenet abuse) by CREATING MORE OF
IT.

>BTW I use a munged *From* so Google can not even complain back at me.
>
>Lou

Posted by Doug Miller on April 22, 2008, 7:41 pm
>
>>A suggestion:
>>
>>If you have a little time open each spam and view the header.
>>Actually just open it and then click *Forward* You should see the whole
>>header.
>>If the X-Abuse line shows groups-abuse@google.com then *Forward* the
>>whole damn thing to groups-abuse@google.com.
>>Just copy groups-abuse@google.com and then use Ctrl V to paste it into
>>the To
>>
>>Maybe if a lot of us keep at it the folks at google will:
>>1. Get the message
>>2. Get tired of being flooded with complaints
>>3. DO SOMETHING
>>
>
>In other words, react to a problem (usenet abuse) by CREATING MORE OF
>IT.

Ummmm.... no. Read it again. He said to *forward* it to Google's abuse
account. That's an *email* complaint directly to Google.

Which is a fine idea, except for one tiny problem: Google doesn't care, and
won't do a damn thing about it. Easier to just killfile all GoogleGroups
traffic.

--
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Posted by Dan Espen on April 22, 2008, 8:35 pm
spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller) writes:

>>
>>>A suggestion:
>>>
>>>If you have a little time open each spam and view the header.
>>>Actually just open it and then click *Forward* You should see the whole
>>>header.
>>>If the X-Abuse line shows groups-abuse@google.com then *Forward* the
>>>whole damn thing to groups-abuse@google.com.
>>>Just copy groups-abuse@google.com and then use Ctrl V to paste it into
>>>the To
>>>
>>>Maybe if a lot of us keep at it the folks at google will:
>>>1. Get the message
>>>2. Get tired of being flooded with complaints
>>>3. DO SOMETHING
>>>
>>
>>In other words, react to a problem (usenet abuse) by CREATING MORE OF
>>IT.
>
> Ummmm.... no. Read it again. He said to *forward* it to Google's abuse
> account. That's an *email* complaint directly to Google.
>
> Which is a fine idea, except for one tiny problem: Google doesn't care, and
> won't do a damn thing about it. Easier to just killfile all GoogleGroups
> traffic.

Yes. There is a "report abuse" link right on Google.
I did my part and reported plenty of spam.
Never made the slightest difference.

Posted by Gary H on April 22, 2008, 8:59 pm
On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:41:21 GMT, spambait@milmac.com (Doug Miller)
wrote:

>>
>>>A suggestion:
>>>
>>>If you have a little time open each spam and view the header.
>>>Actually just open it and then click *Forward* You should see the whole
>>>header.
>>>If the X-Abuse line shows groups-abuse@google.com then *Forward* the
>>>whole damn thing to groups-abuse@google.com.
>>>Just copy groups-abuse@google.com and then use Ctrl V to paste it into
>>>the To
>>>
>>>Maybe if a lot of us keep at it the folks at google will:
>>>1. Get the message
>>>2. Get tired of being flooded with complaints
>>>3. DO SOMETHING
>>>
>>
>>In other words, react to a problem (usenet abuse) by CREATING MORE OF
>>IT.
>
>Ummmm.... no. Read it again. He said to *forward* it to Google's abuse
>account. That's an *email* complaint directly to Google.
>

OK, I'm a little bit off. You're reacting to a news problem by
creating an email problem. That's still reacting to a problem by
creating a problem.

>Which is a fine idea, except for one tiny problem: Google doesn't care, and
>won't do a damn thing about it. Easier to just killfile all GoogleGroups
>traffic.

Yes.

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