Re: Spam Fliter will be turned off...supporting Lea Ann

April 5, 2012

Lea Ann, there is big news here in Ca about 's financial troubles

(laying off 2000 people), so we may have more trouble to come. It is up

to ALL of us to help by doing exactly as you suggest: be careful, don't

respond to or open suspicious emails, and esp for new people, be

patient, Lea Ann and crew are doing the best they can with the fact that

more and more people are finding their computers invaded and taken over

and being used as " bots " . If an email lacks a subject line, or sounds

strange, or contains links without reasonable explanation from people

you have seen post before, or if the email address looks strange, don't

respond, don't click, simply be patient and wait for Lea Ann to take

care of it.

Velda

On 4/5/2012 11:12 AM, Lea Ann Savage wrote:

> Sorry,

>

> But for some CRAZY reason, none of the folks who stepped up to help me

moderate are GETTING the notices when a message is caught up in the Spam Filter.

>

> We get on average less than one Spam message that gets through to the list per

month, but when the Spam Filter is ON, I get 20-30 REGULAR, NORMAL messages that

end up in that folder, and I have to single handedly approve each message.

>

> So very sorry, but I just don't have the time for it.

>

> So, a few Spam messages will get through now and then (on average one every

other month or so).

>

> The best way to deal with those when they come through is NOT discuss them. I

know what they are when they come through. I delete them from the website, and

I put the sender on moderation (until they seem to be free of the virus).

>

> Wish that was working properly, and my moderators were getting

the " Spam notifications " , but oh well…

>

> :-)

>

> Blessings,

> Lea Ann Savage

> Satellite Beach, FL

> (321) 773-7088 (home)

> (321-961-9219 (cell)

> www.VitamixLady.com

> www..com

> <))><

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April 5, 2012

THANK YOU VELDA for this good advice! (how to spot Spam :-)

I can't prevent it from going to those who get " individual email " , but I can

remove it from the list and " moderate " the sender.

As you said, the owner of the email address who sent the spam is not likely the

real spammer - just the unfortunate victim of a bot attack.

Blessings,

Lea Ann Savage

Satellite Beach, FL

(321) 773-7088 (home)

(321-961-9219 (cell)

www.VitamixLady.com

www..com

<))><

On Apr 5, 2012, at 5:12 PM, Velda wrote: