From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 11 06:34:24 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 294C916A4CE for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:34:24 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com (mail.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.192.90]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B8ADD43D2D for ; Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:34:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) Received: from tedwin2k (nat-rtr.freebsd-corp-net-guide.com [65.75.197.130]) j2B6YVb71122 for ; Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:34:31 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tedm@toybox.placo.com) From: "Ted Mittelstaedt" To: Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:34:23 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.6604 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: <595560403.20050311002446@wanadoo.fr> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1478 Importance: Normal Subject: RE: how to deal with spam for good? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 06:34:24 -0000 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]On Behalf Of Anthony > Atkielski > Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 3:25 PM > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: how to deal with spam for good? > > > There's no > fundamental, objectively verifiable difference between spam and any > other e-mail, Actually, there is. Spam is what I object to. Non-spam is what I don't object to. > so no automated or technical solution will ever work > completely. > It would if my computer could understand what I'm telling it better. ;-) Seriously, filters that are customized to the individual are very effective. The problem is getting the average person on the street to put in the time to write a customized e-mail filter for themselves. Most MUA's these days have mechanisms for the users to insert rules. But very few users avail themselves of these. It's easier for them to bitch to the ISP, and assume of course that the ISP understands exactly what they want to get and what they don't want to get. Ted