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It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group. There
is so much spam rubbish posted now.
divoch

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"divoch" <> wrote:

> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group.
> There is so much spam rubbish posted now

Get yourself a good news service. Hint: it may not be free of
charge.

I use news.individual.de and it's rare for me to see spam here.

Dave

"divoch" <> wrote in message news:fWTUm.34340$2...
> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group. There is so much spam rubbish posted now.
> divoch

I can see about 5 such posts since the beginning of the month, if you are seeing considerably
more I suggest you change your newsserver for one with better filters.
Mind you, the number of legitimate posts has been low recently, consequently the signal
to noise ratio looks bad.

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Graham.

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On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:24 +0000, Graham. wrote:

> "divoch" <> wrote in message
> news:fWTUm.34340$2...
>> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group.
>> There is so much spam rubbish posted now. divoch
>
> I can see about 5 such posts since the beginning of the month, if you
> are seeing considerably more I suggest you change your newsserver for
> one with better filters. Mind you, the number of legitimate posts has
> been low recently, consequently the signal to noise ratio looks bad.
I agree that this group has changed. I think that the spam has driven
some people away. Some of the regulars, who were the bedrock of this
group, are rarely seen now - very sad! It might be that some people come
here for the first time, and see all the rubbish, so they don't take the
group seriously and just go away. I use filters in my News Client. I use
'Pan' on Ubuntu Linux. So, look around for a News client that has good
filters.
Having said all that I think that these spammers are a b****y nuisance.
It is like having a new carpet and then these people come in and ruin it
with their muddy boots. I really hate them but what can you do?
Something needs to be done about spam in general, on the Net, it is a
massive waste of data. It slows the Net down and is bad for everyone.






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On 13/12/09 21:20, Brian A wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:32:24 +0000, Graham. wrote:
>
>> "divoch"<> wrote in message
>> news:fWTUm.34340$2...
>>> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group.
>>> There is so much spam rubbish posted now. divoch
>>
>> I can see about 5 such posts since the beginning of the month, if you
>> are seeing considerably more I suggest you change your newsserver for
>> one with better filters. Mind you, the number of legitimate posts has
>> been low recently, consequently the signal to noise ratio looks bad.
> I agree that this group has changed. I think that the spam has driven
> some people away. Some of the regulars, who were the bedrock of this
> group, are rarely seen now - very sad! It might be that some people come
> here for the first time, and see all the rubbish, so they don't take the
> group seriously and just go away. I use filters in my News Client. I use
> 'Pan' on Ubuntu Linux. So, look around for a News client that has good
> filters.
> Having said all that I think that these spammers are a b****y nuisance.
> It is like having a new carpet and then these people come in and ruin it
> with their muddy boots. I really hate them but what can you do?
> Something needs to be done about spam in general, on the Net, it is a
> massive waste of data. It slows the Net down and is bad for everyone.

I'm still here (it was me who started the group, for those with long
enough memories ) but I find there doesn't seem to be a lot to say
these days.

Still, at least we seem to have lost Ron Chew (although he's still
around on uk.transport.buses amongst other places )

Ivor

divoch wrote:
> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group.
> There is so much spam rubbish posted now.

Is there?

I think you need to get a new provider and/or investigate usenet spam
filtering.

"Desk Rabbit" <> wrote in message
news:hg51rc$c32$...
> divoch wrote:
>> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the group.
>> There is so much spam rubbish posted now.
>
> Is there?

Yes.

> I think you need to get a new provider and/or investigate usenet spam
> filtering.

My provider, ntl , now virginmedia, has not changed. Maybe I need to do
something about filtering but only because there is that much more spam.
Maybe I shall not bother because, as Ivor pointed out, there is probably not
that much new and relevant to say.

divoch

Ivor Jones wrote:

> Still, at least we seem to have lost Ron Chew

Maybe that's the problem Ivor? Hey Ron .....

On 14/12/09 23:38, Mike wrote:
> Ivor Jones wrote:
>
>> Still, at least we seem to have lost Ron Chew
>
> Maybe that's the problem Ivor? Hey Ron .....
>

Oh no, don't encourage him..!

Ivor

On 14/12/2009 20:45, divoch wrote:
>
> "Desk Rabbit" <> wrote in message
> news:hg51rc$c32$...
>> divoch wrote:
>>> It is many months I last posted here but I cannot recognize the
>>> group. There is so much spam rubbish posted now.
>>
>> Is there?
>
> Yes.

That's because your news provider is doing nothing about it.


>> I think you need to get a new provider and/or investigate usenet spam
>> filtering.
>
> My provider, ntl , now virginmedia, has not changed.

Indeed, they were crap before and still are.