For what it's worth I've not seen any increase. I use gmail as a mail
client (which has excellent spam filtering on the server side) and I have
received 81 in the last 30 days - all of which were already flagged as spam
and went straight to the Spam folder.
Frittered spam Jez
On 29 October 2014 12:36, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> I've also been receiving more spam than previously for the last couple of
> months. Most of it seems very amateur and/or clearly from non-native
> English speakers. Spam generating software is available for sale and I
> suspect that's where the amateur looking stuff is coming from. I don't
> think the operating systems or email systems we run have any part in what
> happens on the wider net.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
>
> On 10/29/2014 7:29 AM, Wayne Harridge wrote:
>
>> Me too, Windows 7 + Outlook.
>>
>> ...Wayne
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: olympus
>> [mailto:olympus-bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@
>> thomasclausen.net
>> ] On Behalf Of Jim Nichols
>> Sent: Tuesday, 28 October 2014 5:52 AM
>> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [OM] OT. Spam
>>
>> I've also been receiving more spam in the last couple of months, on a PC
>> running Thunderbird software. Not sure what precipitated the change.
>>
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>> On 10/27/2014 1:38 PM, JOHN DUGGAN wrote:
>>
>>> Helppppppp !!
>>> Over the last few days for no apparent
>>> reason my Mac has become inundated with spam e-mails. They are picked up
>>>
>> by my spam filter but the situation is crazy ! Today I have had 38 "real "
>> messages and 123 spam...and still counting. The vast majority purport to
>> come from four supermarket chains...with others offering discount travel
>> offers and Russian Girlfriends (sounds promising) most state to
>> unsubscribe"click here" - nothing happens or write to ....zero gravity N
>> Kerr Ave Wilmington NC.
>>
>>> It is driving me crazy. Is there any alternative to changing my e-mail
>>>
>> address..which would be VERY inconvenient.
>>
>>> Regards
>>> John Duggan,
>>> Wales, UK
>>>
>>
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