[access-uk] Re: BT Spam filtering nonsense
- From: Shaun O'Connor <capricorn8159@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 14:20:34 +0100
I would also recommend filing a complaint with ofcom as well. another
thing to look out for is increasing losses of connectivity.
On 17/08/2014 15:12, Deddajay wrote:
> It's funny, this BT spam thing.
>
> We have one BT email account, which neither of us has ever used
> because we have our own domain email accounts.
>
> All of a sudden, we are getting spammed by people trying to sell us
> medicines online - mainly from the US. Now since we have never sent
> any email out from that account, and only BT have the details, how did
> the spammers get the email address? And more importantly, why is BT
> not blocking it as spam when it obviously is spam?
>
> I am about to delete that email address altogether and see if it
> happens again. If it does, I will be taking it up with BT about them
> passing on email addresses without permission.
>
> Cheers
> Deddajay
>
> On 17/08/2014 14:15, Mike Ray wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> In the last three or four weeks I have suddenly been getting very few
>> messages from access-uk.
>>
>> I spoke to Mo and he suggested this might be BT's over-zealous
>> spam-filtering, which is incredibly hard to turn off because the site is
>> not very accessible and the setting is buried deep, a bit like the
>> Vogon's planning application to demolish the Earth.
>>
>> So I have unsubscribed from access-uk on BT and rejoined from my
>> raspberryvi account.
>>
>> I am instantly getting stuff from the list again.
>>
>> So if you're suddenly getting very little stuff from the list and you're
>> a BT customer, it's their fault. Oh...of course...you probably won't
>> get this message.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
>
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