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Posted by Jennifer in Ottawa on September 1, 2009, 9:32 pm
I noticed tonight that every message header on google has another item
added after the 'new message' counter.
Every single one has a link "Report as Spam" - I went ahead and
clicked on all the advertisements - I promise, I was careful not to
report any legit member of RCTQ!
Wonder if it will have any effect? Does it appear anywhere on other
newsreader services?
jennellh
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Posted by Mary on September 1, 2009, 9:48 pm
I've used this feature for quite a long time, and it really does cut
down on the garbage! It doesn't stop those irritating "for your help
I'll share $1 million with you" things, but that is because the
senders keep changing their addresses to defeat the spam filters. But
it really is worth doing! And if you accidentally click something
from a friend, all you have to do is go to the spam folder and hit the
"move" button and send it back to the inbox. (Just don't hit the
"empty spam" button first!)
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Posted by Jennifer in Ottawa on September 1, 2009, 9:56 pm
I know that it was possible to go to another page to 'report spam' but
now the means to do so has moved onto the main page and each header
has the link attached to it. I guess it will make it easier to
report? jennellh
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> I've used this feature for quite a long time, and it really does cut
> down on the garbage! =A0It doesn't stop those irritating "for your help
> I'll share $1 million with you" things, but that is because the
> senders keep changing their addresses to defeat the spam filters. =A0But
> it really is worth doing! =A0And if you accidentally click something
> from a friend, all you have to do is go to the spam folder and hit the
> "move" button and send it back to the inbox. =A0(Just don't hit the
> "empty spam" button first!)
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Posted by onetexsun on September 2, 2009, 12:06 am
I've used the "report spam" feature in Gmail (google's mail function)
and it makes a very quick difference. I'm having a rip roarin' time
tonight reporting all the obnoxious and nasty "spam" that's on our
group the last day or two. Good grief, what are people thinking these
days? I mean, one of the posts (and you all know which one I'm talking
about) just about made my eyes pop. And I'm not easily offended.
People used to have to find ads for such things in the back of
magazines that they bought in brown paper wrappers from behind the
counter. Now, they just broadcast the .... contraption......in my
quilting newsgroup. I understand needing to make a living, but this is
really over the top.
Sunny
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> down on the garbage! =A0It doesn't stop those irritating "for your help
> I'll share $1 million with you" things, but that is because the
> senders keep changing their addresses to defeat the spam filters. =A0But
> it really is worth doing! =A0And if you accidentally click something
> from a friend, all you have to do is go to the spam folder and hit the
> "move" button and send it back to the inbox. =A0(Just don't hit the
> "empty spam" button first!)