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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] bogus emails
From: "Gene Garrison" <gene@garrison-grafixx.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:52:59 -0700
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Oopsie.  I said "it moves mails that it thinks are spam into a spam filt=
er.". I meant to say "it moves mails that it thinks are spam into a spam=
 folder."

- GeneG.

On Thu, Sep 15, 2022, at 6:02 PM, Gene Garrison wrote:
> I second the use of Thunderbird.  Except that I use it's adaptive (lea=
rning) spam filter, so that it moves mails that it thinks are spam into =
a spam filter.  And then I go in every few weeks and skim through them a=
nd "unspam" any that weren't spam.  Takes 5 minutes.  And helps train th=
e filter.
>=20
> And I use this computer for researching shop tools and techniques.  :)
>=20
> - GeneG
>=20
> On 9/14/22 17:17, Bob Spidell wrote:
>> gmail is fine if you don't mind Google reading, analyzing and categor=
izing your email:
>>=20
>> https://securityboulevard.com/2019/11/does-google-read-your-email/
>>=20
>> I use Thunderbird--open source client from the Mozilla people--in POP=
 mode and every time I get a spam email (20 or so a day), I create a fil=
ter on the major domain of the sender. It's an inconvenience, but at lea=
st I get the satisfaction that the next garbage that site sends goes str=
aight to a local trash folder. T-Bird also has a decent calendar.
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>>=20
>> On 9/14/2022 3:19 PM, Paul Parkanzky wrote:
>>> Get yourself a Gmail account. 99.9% of that stuff gets filtered righ=
t out.=20
>>>=20
>>> Also, don=E2=80=99t click those links!!!
>>>=20
>>>=20
>>> -Paul
>>>=20
>>>> On Sep 14, 2022, at 5:59 PM, john niolon <jniolon@att.net> wrote:
>>>>=20
>>>> =EF=BB=BF=20
>>>> over the last week or so I've been getting emails... anywhere from =
6 to20 a day... from people I don't know from web addresses
>>>> that aren't valid offering me tremendous deals on everything
>>>> =20
>>>> from cigars to 30 dollar 20 draw tool boxes to campers to 1000 doll=
ar cookware sets...
>>>> =20
>>>> I know these are all bogus and if I try to go to one of the sites m=
y malware software slaps me
>>>> =20
>>>> any way to stop block this crap...  shop content...it happens on th=
e pc in the shop
>>>> =20
>>>> john
>>>>=20
>>>>=20
>>>=20
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>>=20
>> Shop-talk@autox.team.net
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<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><title></title><style type=3D"text/css">p.Mso=
Normal,p.MsoNoSpacing{margin:0}</style></head><body><div>Oopsie.&nbsp; I=
 said "it moves mails that it thinks are&nbsp;<span style=3D"color:var(-=
-ui-page-color-fg);">spam into a spam filter.". I meant to say "it&nbsp;=
</span><span style=3D"color:var(--ui-page-color-fg);">moves mails that i=
t thinks are s</span><span style=3D"color:var(--ui-page-color-fg);">pam =
into a spam folder."</span></div><div><br></div><div>- GeneG.<br></div><=
div><br></div><div>On Thu, Sep 15, 2022, at 6:02 PM, Gene Garrison wrote=
:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" id=3D"qt" style=3D""><p>I second th=
e use of Thunderbird.&nbsp; Except that I use it's adaptive
      (learning) spam filter, so that it moves mails that it thinks are
      spam into a spam filter.&nbsp; And then I go in every few weeks and
      skim through them and "unspam" any that weren't spam.&nbsp; Takes 5
      minutes.&nbsp; And helps train the filter.<br></p><p>And I use thi=
s computer for researching shop tools and
      techniques.&nbsp; :)<br></p><p>- GeneG<br></p><div class=3D"qt-moz=
-cite-prefix">On 9/14/22 17:17, Bob Spidell wrote:<br></div><blockquote =
type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:572ba617-c55f-99fb-50cf-54af813109e0@comcast.n=
et"><div>gmail is fine if you don't mind Google reading, analyzing and
      categorizing your email:<br></div><div> <br></div><div> <a class=3D=
"qt-moz-txt-link-freetext" href=3D"https://securityboulevard.com/2019/11=
/does-google-read-your-email/">https://securityboulevard.com/2019/11/doe=
s-google-read-your-email/</a><br></div><div> <br></div><div> I use Thund=
erbird--open source client from the Mozilla people--in
      POP mode and every time I get a spam email (20 or so a day), I
      create a filter on the major domain of the sender. It's an
      inconvenience, but at least I get the satisfaction that the next
      garbage that site sends goes straight to a local trash folder.
      T-Bird also has a decent calendar.<br></div><div> <br></div><div> =
<br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div class=3D"qt-moz-cite-pref=
ix">On 9/14/2022 3:19 PM, Paul Parkanzky
        wrote:<br></div><blockquote type=3D"cite" cite=3D"mid:D74F161C-0=
728-4269-B81C-C0790B59E6C9@gmail.com"><div>Get yourself a Gmail account.=
 99.9% of that stuff gets filtered
        right out. <br></div><div><br></div><div><div>Also, don=E2=80=99=
t click those links!!!<br></div><div> <br></div><div> <br></div><div dir=
=3D"ltr">-Paul<br></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><br></div><blockquote type=
=3D"cite"><div>On Sep 14, 2022, at 5:59 PM, john
              niolon <a class=3D"qt-moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href=3D"mailt=
o:jniolon@att.net">&lt;jniolon@att.net&gt;</a> wrote:<br></div><div> <br=
></div></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D"ltr"><di=
v>=EF=BB=BF <br></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&qu=
ot;Segoe UI&quot;;">over the last week or so I've
                  been getting emails... anywhere from 6 to20 a day...
                  from people I don't know from web addresses</span><br>=
</div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot=
;;">that aren't valid offering me
                  tremendous deals on everything</span><br></div><div>&n=
bsp;<br></div><div><span class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe=
 UI&quot;;">from cigars to 30 dollar 20
                  draw tool boxes to campers to 1000 dollar </span><span=
 class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;;">cookware set=
s...</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;<br></div><div><span class=3D"font" styl=
e=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;;">I know these are all bogus and
                  if I try to go to one of the sites my malware software
                  slaps me</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;<br></div><div><sp=
an class=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;;">any way to=
 stop block this
                  crap...&nbsp; shop content...it happens on the pc in t=
he
                  shop</span><br></div><div>&nbsp;<br></div><div><span c=
lass=3D"font" style=3D"font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;;">john</span><br=
></div><div><br></div><div><span></span><br></div></div></blockquote></d=
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