Re: Heidi Re: HOW DO WE TURN THIS OFF?

[Guest guest]

I'm a member on a few other Yahoo groups that require approval by the

list owner before new members are validated to post. For example, they

have to give a reason why they want to join the group. I think that

this may be just enough to keep spammers off the board-too much effort

and shuts down the automated spambots.

I know that we've had quite a few new folks join lately, so that the

process of approving new member requests might be a little time

consuming. However, I would be happy to volunteer a few days a month

to help with this, if others think this might be a solution.

Ann

--- " C. " kclark3@...> wrote:

> Heidi,

>

> > If I had known my email was going to be forever

> > connected to this pollution (i.e, " If you're

> > interested in finding sex, just sex " ), i never wouldve

> > used this email to join this group.

>

> I would recommend changing your email preferences and just read

> messages online. Or you could change your email address.

>

> Isn't there

> > ANYTHING that can be done to protect us from this

> > garbage?

>

> No. We have no control over it. The only thing you can do is ignore

> it.

>

> >Who is in charge of this group/ website?

>

> A few people are moderators (including me). Beth is the owner. The

> best we can do is delete the message and ban the author from posting

> again (which one of us does as soon as we see something - but it

> doesn't prevent messages from being emailed or included in

> digests). Unfortunately, another company will spam us later.

> That's just the way it is.

>

> C

> 29, UD

>

>

>

__________________________________________________

[Guest guest]

One last thing - hopefully it will put those of you who are feeling a

bit wiggy about these things at a bit more ease. Rrmember, in cases

like this, the spammers aren't sending their rubbish to your email

addy, per se (even though that's where it ultimately ends up). They're

posting to the board, which then acts as a remailer and sends the email

to all of the members. It's unlikely that they're taking the time to

actually copy and paste your email address into some master address

file.

--- Ann Chavie ann_chavie@...> wrote:

> I'm a member on a few other Yahoo groups that require approval by the

> list owner before new members are validated to post. For example,

> they

> have to give a reason why they want to join the group. I think that

> this may be just enough to keep spammers off the board-too much

> effort

> and shuts down the automated spambots.

>

> I know that we've had quite a few new folks join lately, so that the

> process of approving new member requests might be a little time

> consuming. However, I would be happy to volunteer a few days a month

> to help with this, if others think this might be a solution.

>

> Ann

>

> --- " C. " kclark3@...> wrote:

>

> > Heidi,

> >

> > > If I had known my email was going to be forever

> > > connected to this pollution (i.e, " If you're

> > > interested in finding sex, just sex " ), i never wouldve

> > > used this email to join this group.

> >

> > I would recommend changing your email preferences and just read

> > messages online. Or you could change your email address.

> >

> > Isn't there

> > > ANYTHING that can be done to protect us from this

> > > garbage?

> >

> > No. We have no control over it. The only thing you can do is

> ignore

> > it.

> >

> > >Who is in charge of this group/ website?

> >

> > A few people are moderators (including me). Beth is the owner.

> The

> > best we can do is delete the message and ban the author from

> posting

> > again (which one of us does as soon as we see something - but it

> > doesn't prevent messages from being emailed or included in

> > digests). Unfortunately, another company will spam us later.

> > That's just the way it is.

> >

> > C

> > 29, UD

> >

> >

> >

>

>

>

>

> __________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

did not know how it works- thanks for the info ann!

best

heidi

--- Ann Chavie ann_chavie@...> wrote:

> One last thing - hopefully it will put those of you

> who are feeling a

> bit wiggy about these things at a bit more ease.

> Rrmember, in cases

> like this, the spammers aren't sending their rubbish

> to your email

> addy, per se (even though that's where it ultimately

> ends up). They're

> posting to the board, which then acts as a remailer

> and sends the email

> to all of the members. It's unlikely that they're

> taking the time to

> actually copy and paste your email address into some

> master address

> file.

>

> --- Ann Chavie ann_chavie@...> wrote:

>

> > I'm a member on a few other Yahoo groups that

> require approval by the

> > list owner before new members are validated to

> post. For example,

> > they

> > have to give a reason why they want to join the

> group. I think that

> > this may be just enough to keep spammers off the

> board-too much

> > effort

> > and shuts down the automated spambots.

> >

> > I know that we've had quite a few new folks join

> lately, so that the

> > process of approving new member requests might be

> a little time

> > consuming. However, I would be happy to volunteer

> a few days a month

> > to help with this, if others think this might be a

> solution.

> >

> > Ann

> >

> > --- " C. " kclark3@...> wrote:

> >

> > > Heidi,

> > >

> > > > If I had known my email was going to be

> forever

> > > > connected to this pollution (i.e, " If you're

> > > > interested in finding sex, just sex " ), i never

> wouldve

> > > > used this email to join this group.

> > >

> > > I would recommend changing your email

> preferences and just read

> > > messages online. Or you could change your email

> address.

> > >

> > > Isn't there

> > > > ANYTHING that can be done to protect us from

> this

> > > > garbage?

> > >

> > > No. We have no control over it. The only thing

> you can do is

> > ignore

> > > it.

> > >

> > > >Who is in charge of this group/ website?

> > >

> > > A few people are moderators (including me).

> Beth is the owner.

> > The

> > > best we can do is delete the message and ban the

> author from

> > posting

> > > again (which one of us does as soon as we see

> something - but it

> > > doesn't prevent messages from being emailed or

> included in

> > > digests). Unfortunately, another company will

> spam us later.

> > > That's just the way it is.

> > >

> > > C

> > > 29, UD

> > >

> > >

> > >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > __________________________________________________

> >

[Guest guest]

thanks for the info!

best

heidi

--- " C. " kclark3@...> wrote:

> Heidi,

>

> > If I had known my email was going to be forever

> > connected to this pollution (i.e, " If you're

> > interested in finding sex, just sex " ), i never

> wouldve

> > used this email to join this group.

>

> I would recommend changing your email preferences

> and just read

> messages online. Or you could change your email

> address.

>

> Isn't there

> > ANYTHING that can be done to protect us from this

> > garbage?

>

> No. We have no control over it. The only thing you

> can do is ignore

> it.

>

> >Who is in charge of this group/ website?

>

> A few people are moderators (including me). Beth is

> the owner. The

> best we can do is delete the message and ban the

> author from posting

> again (which one of us does as soon as we see

> something - but it

> doesn't prevent messages from being emailed or

> included in

> digests). Unfortunately, another company will spam

> us later.

> That's just the way it is.

>

> C

> 29, UD

>

>

>