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echo: bbs_carnival
to: MIKE ROBERTS
from: NANCY BACKUS
date: 2011-02-12 10:52:00
subject: Re: internet was: telnet

-=> Quoting Mike Roberts to Nancy Backus on 02-11-11  15:42 <=-

 NB>>> Just for the record, the alt.genealogy group on your bbs seems to be
 NB>>> getting more spam/garbage than I was getting reading it on Holodeck.
 NB>>> Both had the same legit messages, but you're getting more of the
 NB>>> junk... probably different providers...?
 SD>> More than likely.  Since I am using a free service, I'd expect less
 SD>> spam filtering.  Once I start working again, I'll be going back to my
 NB>> That explains it.  So far, I've just been deleting the spam out of the
 NB>> packet... and there aren't that many messages anyway, so it's not a
 NB>> big deal... but I was* curious... ;)   Thanks...  ;) 

 MR> FWIW I use a free one also eternal-september. I find it has a lot of
 MR> spam there too though. It does depend, if You like a msg group and its
 MR> not too full of spam, it is ok.

Alt.gen doesn't have many messages anyway, any more... The main reason I
delete the spam out is that those messages tend to be extra large as
well and I don't need the junk taking up space on my computer...  BTW,
DO you have alt.genealogy available in the WC lineup?  I've only been
able to get it from the Synch set...

ttyl       neb

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