Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

Number 2.

Mike

Nathan Otis wrote:
>
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

Number 2.

Mike

Nathan Otis wrote:
>
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

Number 2.

Mike

Nathan Otis wrote:
>
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.

Steve

Nathan Otis wrote:
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.
>
>

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.

Steve

Nathan Otis wrote:
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.
>
>

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.

Steve

Nathan Otis wrote:
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.
>
>

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.

Steve

Nathan Otis wrote:
> I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters set
> up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them in
> most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved, but
> nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm the
> only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is known
> to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
>
> My theories:
>
> 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> unchallenged.
>
> 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
>
> Which is likely more correct?
> n.
>
>

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

ditto.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:t8vkc.32666$Np3.1184037@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.
>
> Steve
>
> Nathan Otis wrote:
> > I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters
set
> > up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them
in
> > most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved,
but
> > nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm
the
> > only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is
known
> > to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
> >
> > My theories:
> >
> > 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> > unchallenged.
> >
> > 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> > crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
> >
> > Which is likely more correct?
> > n.
> >
> >

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

ditto.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:t8vkc.32666$Np3.1184037@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.
>
> Steve
>
> Nathan Otis wrote:
> > I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters
set
> > up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them
in
> > most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved,
but
> > nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm
the
> > only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is
known
> > to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
> >
> > My theories:
> >
> > 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> > unchallenged.
> >
> > 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> > crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
> >
> > Which is likely more correct?
> > n.
> >
> >

Re: OT: recent explosion of SPAM.
 

ditto.

Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Steve" <xjlifter@bogus.com> wrote in message
news:t8vkc.32666$Np3.1184037@ursa-nb00s0.nbnet.nb.ca...
> I say theory #1. My news server shows zero spam in the last few days.
>
> Steve
>
> Nathan Otis wrote:
> > I'm just curious if everyone else (who doesn't have their own filters
set
> > up) is seeing all these --- and beastiality posts? I've been seeing them
in
> > most of the groups I frequent. I remember seeing a few before we moved,
but
> > nothing like the MASSIVE influx I've seen in the last two days. If I'm
the
> > only one who has seen it, I'm fully prepared to blame Qwest (which is
known
> > to blow donkeys themselves) and ignore it.
> >
> > My theories:
> >
> > 1. Qwest really really really stinks and lets these messages through,
> > unchallenged.
> >
> > 2. Someone has just discovered how to do this, and they're spamming like
> > crazy cause of the perverse high they get from it. This too, will pass.
> >
> > Which is likely more correct?
> > n.
> >
> >