On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 02:00:23 -0400, frizbee <frizbee@reply.to> wrote:
>On Mon, 21 Jul 2014 11:39:27 -0500, Cream-Ya <cum-one@cum-all.edu>
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:41:53 -0400, elder-bookworm <nobody@noone.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:04:10 -0500, Cream-Ya <cum-one@cum-all.edu>
>>>wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 17 Jul 2014 15:40:50 GMT, "dr. who?" <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Cream-Ya <cum-one@cum-all.edu> wrote in
>>>>>news:aidds9hncfvt0035k267hcsa5i20f7lvtn@4ax.com:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you think the tweak-news spammers have any idea how easy it is to
>>>>>> filter their posts ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nah, prolly not. Spammers not too bright ! B^]]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody know how they recruit these dweebs ?
>>>>>> Trying to generate traffic to sites for pay ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Jes wunnerin'
>>>>>
>>>>>it's not how smart or dumb they are, it is the idiots that support them
>>>>>that they count on.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>As usenet has been phased out of many ISPs and most 'users'
>>>>have gone to premium servers, one has to wonder how many
>>>>newbies these spams entice to sign up for www access.
>>>>
>>>>Is it the purveyors themselves, or the affiliates who generate these
>>>>spams in the hopes of generating paying customers ?
>>>One thought...such as it is...lol
>>>
>>>When I first signed up for my usenet provider I was NOT allowed to
>>>post ANYTHING. I could download what I pleased but I had to wait 3
>>>months before I was allowed to even REPLY to a poster with a "thanks".
>>>
>>>Am wondering how many usenet providers do the same?
>>>
>>>Jes wunnerin' also...
>>
>>
>>That's curious.
>>
>>Have beeen with the same premium news provider for over 10 yrs.
>>there was no such rule in place then.
>>
>>Got a link to the TOS/AUP ?
>
>New EN account posting default is OFF...until ya asks 'em nicely. Even
>then you are limited to 200 posts a day, unless ya asks 'em pretty
>please...
Interesting, but a very good idea.
Keeps the hit and run spammers out, at least for a while.
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