[arachne] Re: arachne Digest V2 #58

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> From: "John Sparks" <johncsparks@xxxxxxxxxx>

Hi John,

>> Maybe I'll just disconnect altogether as this hardly seems
> worthwhile
>> anymore. Email has become unreliable, infected and cumbersome.
>> Such promise gone to waste. More chaff than wheat for sure.

> Two parts to my particular solution:

> First use free, disposable email accounts for mailing lists. These
> stay spam free for months or years. When they eventually fall, discard
> and renew. Sources include http://www.hotpop.com and
> http://www.softhome.net

> For other mail where a permanent address is needed, use the free
> service at http://www.0spam.com which filters mail before download.
> You provide the 0spam website with details of the POP mail accounts
> you want to be cleared of spam. 0spam then periodically checks the
> accounts, deleting any spam. A refinement is available by placing a
> 0spam pseudo email account at the top of the list of POP accounts you
> read. This forces an extra clear-out immediately prior to your mail
> download.

That's all good advice -- spam can be beaten and no one should put up
with it.  As for me, since I changed providers to '995.ca' several
months ago, I have not had one single, solitary spam, so there are
providers out there who can and do filter properly.


Ray Andrews,
Arachne Sanitary Engineering Ltd.
Vancouver, Canada


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