Re: How I handle spam and a new question: Dialog ads
"Kat Chen" <callme_at_junglemate.com> wrote:
[snip]
>Finally, I decided to go to the extreme of actually signing up at the
>promoted GIVE ME MORE INFO OR CALL ME page (with fake addresses and
>numbers of course), etc just so I know whose service and website the
>spammer was promoting. I found out that ONE of the websites the spammer
>was promoting was a debt relief consolidation company. I forwarded the
>whole spam to the web owner of that debt relief consolidation company
>hoping they'll take some action.
>
>I intend to do this for most spam that I receive (as long as I have the
>extra time to do so but right now I only have ONE spammer promoting all
>sorts of services from debt relief to porn sites). I can easily install
>a spam filter but that doesn't nab spam at the root. Business sites
>need to take their affiliates' spam seriously and if they don't, their
>ISPs should close down their sites.
Someday you will decide that you need a filter.
I think spamcop has a product that allows automated reporting -
http://vww.spamcop.com
I've been using POPfile for 6 months+ and it is fantastic. It
"learns" what you consider to be spam (uses bayesian algorithm -
statistical text classifier). It is 99.5% accurate for me. Best of
all its *free*, runs in the background (doesnt interfere with my
mail / try to takeover system), and doesn't clog the
internet/annoy users with challenge reponse msgs.
http://popfile.sourceforge.net
Your mother probably told you "ignore him and he'll leave you
alone". This truth applies to spam as well. "unsubscribing" or
even simply opening a message (html email opens are easy to track)
can let a spammer know they have an active address to sell.
>Anyway, I now have a question not spam-related. Does anyone has any
>information on dialog boxes that CAN'T be stopped by software? Was
>there ever such advertising so far (not the normal and javascript
>pop-ups)? If it can be done, then I predict this will be the next
>"trend".
Yes, they are called "chromeless windows"
http://www.dynamicdrive.com/dynamicindex8/chromeless.htm
Josh
Received on Mon Oct 13 2003 - 11:33:15 CDT
