I always a bit reticent to talk about spam because Hotmail seems to do a
great job filtering it.

I was amazed to open an inbox of a friend while helping to set filters and
forwards and see the large amounts of junk she received!  I try to help
fight spam by loading any junk I get into Hotmail's filtering system.  I
would guess ComCast and other ISPs have spam blocking and filtering systems
and I encourage folks to spend time checking them and setting some comfort
level for yourself.  I helped this person load filter settings and went
through her "junk mail" for a week adding its appropriate contents to this
local ISP's filtering system.  I was surprised and pleased to see a marked
reduction in junk even over the course of a week.
Helping identify the sources seems to have an effect and I'm surprised by
this because common wisdom has been that spammers change adddresses so often
they can't be stopped.



posting from Emma's Family Farm
Windsor Maine;
Steve Hoad


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