Anybody notice a decline in Spam?

urb · 2004-12-21, 08:27 AM

I used to get 300 - 400 emails per day.

For the last week, I've been getting 40 per day tops.

Weird huh?

Fonz · 2004-12-21, 08:37 AM

Might be your ISP has a better spam filter, or the spammers realised they weren't making any $$ off you

Still getting as much BS as a few months ago...

btw. click my sig

Cleo · 2004-12-21, 08:40 AM

1109 in the last 24 hours so about average for me.

Greenguy · 2004-12-21, 09:24 AM

Life has been good sicne I turned off all the domain emails except for 3

GunnCat · 2004-12-21, 11:11 AM

I don't get spam.

Torn Rose · 2004-12-21, 11:14 AM

Since I added Norton's Spam filter I would only get 3 or 4 a day get past the filter, but since last night I have had 30 or so, so I am wondering what is up.

RawAlex · 2004-12-21, 11:20 AM

urb, there have been a couple of busts in the US and a recent empty judgement for 1 billion dollars (the defendants didn't show, so they lost by default, which means no precident for future cases).

I have also found that hotmail is getting MUCH better at filtering junk, and with the increase in mailbox space, I never have to look at the junkmail to get rid of it.

Most of the spam I am seeing now is mortgage, pills, or phishing. Very little random one off spams anymore, everything is in VERY tight little formations. Almost no christmas spam this year, I have not been bombarded with the mini toy car / coffee / in time for christmas type crap that I got buried under last year.

I am wondering if incoming mail from China is getting filtered before it spews all over the net? Hmmm...

Alex

cd34 · 2004-12-21, 03:08 PM

Urb,

I went ahead and added you to a few dozen spam lists -- don't worry, we'll get you back up to 300-400/day in no time.

hahahaha

jaYMan · 2004-12-22, 04:46 AM

Ive noticed a huge decrease in adult spams, but the mainstream ones have increased up enough to make the difference.

urb · 2004-12-22, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cd34
Urb,

I went ahead and added you to a few dozen spam lists -- don't worry, we'll get you back up to 300-400/day in no time.

hahahaha

Hey, thanks Chris.

digifan · 2004-12-22, 10:11 AM

I do get a lot of spam.. so prefer free web based emails.

They have awesome spam filters, I am not even able to reply my gmail emails but it is great for taking submissions and yahoo makes me enter some crazy verification hard to read if I want to send an email...

RivalDiamondz · 2004-12-22, 04:44 PM

I only get maybe 2 a week *Shrugs*

2004-12-21, 08:27 AM	#1
urb All the way from Room 101 Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 3,557	Anybody notice a decline in Spam? I used to get 300 - 400 emails per day. For the last week, I've been getting 40 per day tops. Weird huh? __________________

2004-12-21, 08:37 AM	#2
Fonz Former pr0n slinger. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Antwerp, Belgium Posts: 7,932	Might be your ISP has a better spam filter, or the spammers realised they weren't making any $$ off you Still getting as much BS as a few months ago... btw. click my sig __________________ See how I abuse little trees on my Shumi no Bonsai Blog

2004-12-21, 08:40 AM	#3
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	1109 in the last 24 hours so about average for me. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2004-12-21, 09:24 AM	#4
Greenguy The Original Greenguy (Est'd 1996) & AVN HOF Member - I Crop Pics For Thumbs In My Sleep Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Blasdell, NY (shithole suburb south of Buffalo) Posts: 41,929	Life has been good sicne I turned off all the domain emails except for 3 __________________ Promote POV Porn Cash By Building & Submitting Galleries to the Porn Luv Network

2004-12-21, 03:08 PM	#8
cd34 a.k.a. Sparky Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: West Palm Beach, FL, USA Posts: 2,396	Urb, I went ahead and added you to a few dozen spam lists -- don't worry, we'll get you back up to 300-400/day in no time. hahahaha __________________ SnapReplay.com a different way to share photos - iPhone & Android

2004-12-21, 11:11 AM	#5
GunnCat You can now put whatever you want in this space :) Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 547	I don't get spam.

2004-12-21, 11:14 AM	#6
Torn Rose "Faith is believing what you know ain't so." ~ Mark Twain Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 4,806	Since I added Norton's Spam filter I would only get 3 or 4 a day get past the filter, but since last night I have had 30 or so, so I am wondering what is up.

2004-12-21, 11:20 AM	#7
RawAlex Took the hint. Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 5,597	urb, there have been a couple of busts in the US and a recent empty judgement for 1 billion dollars (the defendants didn't show, so they lost by default, which means no precident for future cases). I have also found that hotmail is getting MUCH better at filtering junk, and with the increase in mailbox space, I never have to look at the junkmail to get rid of it. Most of the spam I am seeing now is mortgage, pills, or phishing. Very little random one off spams anymore, everything is in VERY tight little formations. Almost no christmas spam this year, I have not been bombarded with the mini toy car / coffee / in time for christmas type crap that I got buried under last year. I am wondering if incoming mail from China is getting filtered before it spews all over the net? Hmmm... Alex

2004-12-22, 04:46 AM	#9
jaYMan Lord help me, I'm just not that bright Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Middle America Posts: 109	Ive noticed a huge decrease in adult spams, but the mainstream ones have increased up enough to make the difference. __________________ Wasteland!

2004-12-22, 10:11 AM	#11
digifan ...and since we know an end will come it makes our living so much fun Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: In your dreams, baby Posts: 3,835	I do get a lot of spam.. so prefer free web based emails. They have awesome spam filters, I am not even able to reply my gmail emails but it is great for taking submissions and yahoo makes me enter some crazy verification hard to read if I want to send an email... __________________ Webair Rocks

2004-12-22, 04:44 PM	#12
RivalDiamondz Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 26	I only get maybe 2 a week Shrugs __________________ The world is a Savage Garden ICQ : 213469331 AIM : RivalWebmassa