My ISP uses a spam filter by Postini, a subsidiary of Google. The ISP charges $3 a month for it. But Postini acts like a giant corporation that cannot fix anything. For example, Postini allows passage of at least four emails a day that have the following characteristics:
From: Delmy Petros
To: patricia warrick
CC: venu julepally 55864 [followed by my address botched with caps]
Subject: Pa tro nsFee lHap pyToHa veSeenCaps ulesOutl et
To: patricia warrick
CC: venu julepally 55864
Subject: Pa tro nsFee lHap pyToHa veSeenCaps ulesOutl et
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_5GPQVH5QIDEJXQ4V4SV5P7YKWM/blog/articles/196430/
Aseasy asaboo k andnoton lytellyoufif tyorsi xt yth ingsthat sgo ingto happ entoyou bu tfif tyor.
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Aseasy asaboo k andnoton lytellyoufif tyorsi xt yth ingsthat sgo ingto happ entoyou bu tfif tyor.
Oden
I got fed up and started using MailWasher today (free version.) It appears to be heuristic; it learns what spam looks like. If that's the case, it's cheaper than Postini and far superior. We shall see.
Meanwhile I discovered the source of these awful emails. It's Yahoo! Anyone with a Yahoo address is just asking for spam. Yes, it's possible to change your Yahoo settings to minimize who can see your address but why bother? Just cancel your Yahoo account. Yahoo is just another giant corporation that cannot or will not fix anything.
How to cancel a Yahoo account. Google to the rescue!
