[Rockhounds] Spam on list

[John Junkroski]

It should be punishable by public flogging. I like the idea of  
throwing the cat.

On Jul 25, 2009, at 5:48 AM, Axel Emmermann wrote:

> In most Belgian cities you can buy a sticker which says "no  
> unsolicited
> mail!".  The fact that you buy those at City Hall means that they are
> official!  If you stick that on your mailbox, the Postman wouldn't  
> dream of
> slipping any unsolicited mail into your mailbox.  Alas, there are  
> always
> some marginal companies that will employ marginal people for the sole
> purpose of bypassing this clever sticker.
> As a result I find my mailbox filled with pamphlets and  
> advertisements for
> poker sites, obscure churches, clairvoyants, and what have you.  For  
> a few
> bucks an hour these marginals stroll around in city blocks with baby  
> buggies
> filled with brochures.  If I catch them in the act I throw my cat at  
> them,
> set them on fire, force-feed them their pamphlets and explain to  
> them what
> "no unsolicited mail" means.  It doesn't help, they keep coming back.
>
> Spam should be considered a crime against both privacy and the
> environment...
>
> Cheers
>
> Axel
>
>
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>> Namens Kreigh Tomaszewski
>> Verzonden: zaterdag 25 juli 2009 3:36
>> Aan: Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing list for rock and gem  
>> collectors
>> Onderwerp: Re: [Rockhounds] Spam on list
>>
>> I got one, glanced at the headers and noted it did come thru the  
>> list.
>> FROM addresses are easily forged and the one on the message was
>> probably not the real sender. U simply hit delete.
>>
>> The list does a pretty good job of filtering out crap. The only way  
>> to
>> not receive spam is to not have an email account (then the post  
>> office
>> will deliver junk mail to you).
>>
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