... I deliver literally tens of thousands of messages to AOL a week. And I don't have so much as a burble. They never cause problems with *my* content, and I...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Mar 1, 1999 9:32 am
8619
... Just for the record, I have forwarded this suggestion to the folks at Topica. (As I said, though, I cannot commit them to anything nor speak for them. But...
Vince Sabio
vince@...
Mar 1, 1999 9:34 am
8620
... I've read the archive on this thread; I don't recall anyone from Topica posting on this list, nor do I recall Vince saying that Topica has advertised that...
Randy Cassingham
arcie@...
Mar 1, 1999 9:52 am
8621
I just got a message with this (within the body) header (not from Michelle, ... and ... Of course, the mail is spam, and the senders are filthy liars. My...
Nick Simicich
njs@...
Mar 1, 1999 11:03 am
8622
... Same here. Other than an expected rate of filled mail boxes and closed accounts, I don't recall ever seeing a problem with AOL. This is more than I can...
murr rhame
murr@...
Mar 1, 1999 1:39 pm
8623
... The correct definition of spam is UBE (unsolicited bulk email). (The reason for the B instead of the C is that it removes the type of content from the...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 1, 1999 8:23 pm
8624
... Absolutely not. To add either of these nebulous and unquanifiable criteria to the definition of spam renders it unworkable in both a practical and legal...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 1, 1999 8:39 pm
8625
... Nor does it matter very much to me. However, as I described earlier, I routinely see documents which are 1000% larger. (I'll start trying to keep track...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 1, 1999 9:44 pm
8626
... Yes. On a recent Friday morning, legitimate mailing list traffic directed to a number of AOL subscribers was rejected (and, I might add, with an incorrect...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 1, 1999 9:44 pm
8627
... Nicolas, Most email is much smaller than that. I've sent this with Outlook Express. I believe the plain text will be 1/3 the size of the HTML in this...
Dr. Rob Higgins
rhiggins@...
Mar 1, 1999 10:06 pm
8628
... This particular problem with AOL is likely to go unnoticed for a long time, since AOL doesn't send a bounce or give any other indication of a problem when...
Norbert Bollow
nb@...
Mar 1, 1999 11:43 pm
8629
... Alexa is Brewster Kahle's (of WAIS fame) current project. Their basic goal is an ongoing, complete archive of the web. (Me, I think they're really a scam...
Nathan J. Mehl
memory@...
Mar 2, 1999 1:20 am
8630
... Reasonable people disagree, but nevermind, for the moment let's go by your definition. Define "bulk" ... So, are Stephanie's emails requesting information...
Michelle Dick
artemis@...
Mar 2, 1999 1:26 am
8631
In message <3.0.5.32.19990301000942.03e89b10@...>, ... Every message I have ever received that said that was in fact a piece of spam. -- Ron Guilmette,...
Ronald F. Guilmette
rfg@...
Mar 2, 1999 1:55 am
8632
... Not really. I bet the vast majority of the list managers do *not* get a penny for their archives, and some probably even pay their ISPs to run the ...
Paul Hoffman / IMC
paulh@...
Mar 2, 1999 2:44 am
8633
... The fact that you have not observed the phenomenon in question is not evidence that it doesn't exist. In fact, it was discussed here on 1/29, it was...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 2, 1999 3:38 am
8634
... For all intents and purposes, mutt does. It has ability to run lynx in the background to decode the html and capture it for viewing within mutt. I like...
David Shaw
dshaw@...
Mar 2, 1999 4:06 am
8635
... Welcome to the wonderful world of the slippery slope. (grin) -- Chuq Von Rospach (Hockey fan? <http://www.plaidworks.com/hockey/>) Apple Mail List Gnome...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Mar 2, 1999 5:15 am
8636
... I spoke too soon. One of my list admins reported a mass bounce from AOL today (01MAR99). Error was 550 user unknown. - murr -...
murr rhame
murr@...
Mar 2, 1999 5:16 am
8637
Does this mean you just sent spam, Ronald? Because it's in your message. ... -- Chuq Von Rospach (Hockey fan? <http://www.plaidworks.com/hockey/>) Apple Mail...
Chuq Von Rospach
chuqui@...
Mar 2, 1999 8:36 am
8638
Stephanie da Silva
arielle@...
Mar 2, 1999 10:47 am
8639
... This isn't my definition. This is the definition which has been hammered out, refined, debated, tested, etc., by the anti-spam community over a period of...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 2, 1999 12:48 pm
8640
... Perhaps. But perhaps I am because I tried. I had no idea that it would be so *easy* to get advertising dollars. I had no idea that my web site pages...
Michelle Dick
artemis@...
Mar 2, 1999 1:11 pm
8641
Recently I announced a mailing list via the "new-list" mailing list run by the Internet Scout Project. Apparently, this spammer (see below) is grabbing these...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 2, 1999 1:56 pm
8642
Stephanie da Silva
arielle@...
Mar 2, 1999 3:57 pm
8643
... Yes, I am. If I wanted a web interface, I'm perfectly capable of constructing one and deploying it. I might even do that at some point. But I don't -- at...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 2, 1999 5:34 pm
8644
... No, he means that my message was spam, Chuq. I'm glad to see you are being so serious about this matter, and not attempting to confuse the issues at all....
Nick Simicich
njs@...
Mar 2, 1999 6:20 pm
8645
... I think it is also worth considering the copyrights of the list participants. As far as I can tell (and IANAL) each message sent to a mailing list remains ...
Rich Kulawiec
rsk@...
Mar 2, 1999 6:45 pm
8646
... Um... WHICH community? I consider THE leader in anti-spam efforts to be CAUCE -- the Coalition Against Unsolicited COMMERCIAL Email. It does appear, then,...
Randy Cassingham
arcie@...
Mar 2, 1999 9:40 pm
8647
... Oh, okay. I thought my message was spam. Or maybe his message. This is all so confusing. ... it's a dirty job, but someone's gotta do it. Otherwise, we'll...
