Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/22

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Spam
From: MEBérubé <MEB@goodphotos.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:22:41 -0500

I work online from home and as such I am pushing and pulling nearly 3000 
emails a month now. (Much of it fun stuff like the LUG...not actually 
"work.") Needless to say, I get a LOT of Spam in that mix.

My favourite Spam (which used to really get to me when I was on a slow 
dialup and before I put it all in perspective) begins with "Look...we don't 
want to waste your time or ours..." It struck me after reading this the 
first few hundred times that as soon as I've got that line read each time, 
it is already too late...they have wasted my time...so I created a filter 
to send that stuff to my trashbox directly without my having to read it. 
(All hail the Gods of Eudora!) :)

Don't sweat the small stuff....online for sure...it is ALL small stuff.

Carpe Luminem,
Michael E. Berube


At 06:53 PM 1/22/01 -0800, Ray Moth wrote:
>Besides being a LUG member, I am also a member of the Olympus mailing
>list. While the LUG has managed to remain free from spam (apart from
>the Herbal V crap), the Olympus list is frequently spammed. Most of it
>is of the get-rich-quick type: "Earn $10,000 a month in your spare
>time! Only the first 100 responders will benefit from this unique
>opportunity! You MUST accept this offer immediately! This offer will
>not be repeated!" etc.