Comments on: Tactics and disposable email addresses to fight SPAM http://blog.scoop0901.net/technology/fight-spam-using-tactics-and-disposable-email-addresses/ Straight from the hip and holding back nothing. Yep, that's me. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Dave J. (Scoop0901) http://blog.scoop0901.net/technology/fight-spam-using-tactics-and-disposable-email-addresses/#comment-91 Dave J. (Scoop0901) Sun, 03 Jun 2007 23:49:51 +0000 http://blog.scoop0901.net/email/fight-spam-using-tactics-and-disposable-email-addresses#comment-91 @Mike: You're absolutely right, passive filtering isn't enough, and that old argument, <em>"Just use the <strong>delete</strong> key if you want to get rid of the junk"</em> is so outdated that anyone making that kind of statement these days is so out of touch with reality that it is pathetic. As far as mentioning pigs, swine, or any other reference against the animals who bring us food, I apologize for insulting them. It's even disrespectful to call SPAM-generating <strong>[word, idea, concept goes here, please]</strong> a slug, idiots, or anything else, almost. Even calling them scum insults the amoeba, such as for pond scum (learn more at http://www.silkentent.com/gus1911/RonPond.htm). @Mike:
You’re absolutely right, passive filtering isn’t enough, and that old argument, “Just use the delete key if you want to get rid of the junk” is so outdated that anyone making that kind of statement these days is so out of touch with reality that it is pathetic.

As far as mentioning pigs, swine, or any other reference against the animals who bring us food, I apologize for insulting them. It’s even disrespectful to call SPAM-generating [word, idea, concept goes here, please] a slug, idiots, or anything else, almost. Even calling them scum insults the amoeba, such as for pond scum (learn more at http://www.silkentent.com/gus1911/RonPond.htm).

]]> By: mikek123 http://blog.scoop0901.net/technology/fight-spam-using-tactics-and-disposable-email-addresses/#comment-86 mikek123 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:05:53 +0000 http://blog.scoop0901.net/email/fight-spam-using-tactics-and-disposable-email-addresses#comment-86 Great advice for everyone who uses email as a communication mechanism. Passively filtering Spam is not enough. The "good guys" really do need to stand up and fight back. However, as the officially appointed spokesperson for Pigs Against Canned Pork, I thought I should mention: Pigs find it very insulting when the word "swine" is used for describing the loathsome nature of spammers :) Great advice for everyone who uses email as a communication mechanism. Passively filtering Spam is not enough. The “good guys” really do need to stand up and fight back.

However, as the officially appointed spokesperson for Pigs Against Canned Pork, I thought I should mention: Pigs find it very insulting when the word “swine” is used for describing the loathsome nature of spammers :)

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