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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / December 2006Crossposted Spam - DON"T FEED IT BY REPLYING TO IT!
Hi All, I've lurked in this NG for years because my Mum has AZ. I notice that the NG is being plagued with cross-posted spam, far more than other NGs that I visit. This might be because some people have replied to the crossposters. Doing that creates more spam; it feeds it. Be patient and ignore it and it will go away. It can take weeks to go away but whatever you do don't feed it by replying, Even just one reply restarts it.. Barrie > Hi All, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > Barrie Hi Barrie, When we reply to messages there are options regarding where the reply actually goes. For crossposting spammers we can reply directly to them and not spam any list at all. If you wish to be polite about it you can edit the tail to the apropos comments - else send them the entire contents of their spam along with a reasonable question as to how their post relates to the list. Bill > When we reply to messages there are options regarding where the reply > actually goes. For crossposting spammers we can reply directly to them > and not spam any list at all. If you wish to be polite about it you can > edit the tail to the apropos comments - else send them the entire > contents of their spam along with a reasonable question as to how their > post relates to the list. You miss my point. However you reply, their bot notes it and propagates more. However, of course I can only advise. Do as you wish thereafter. Your instinct to be polite is admirable but rarely does any human eye see it. Incidentally I notice that your email address is in plain view. That also is very unwise but maybe if you're using a web-based service, there's no choice. Barrie > ---edited fro brevity--- > You miss my point. However you reply, their bot notes it and propagates [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > Barrie Hi Barrie, You are right they can see my address. I replied to them in private and any bot will only send back to me. I can filter them out and i can report their tactics which can eventually get their service terminated - without bothering anybody here on the list. So your advice is correct. Don't reply to them on the list. However if you are up to the task you can address them in private without annoying the list. Bill |
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