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   Message 128,283 of 130,039   
   Keith Nuttle to All   
   Re: Spam   
   18 May 18 07:55:42   
   
   From: Keith_Nuttle@sbcglobal.net   
      
   On 5/18/2018 7:39 AM, MB wrote:   
   > On 18/05/2018 10:08, david1940 wrote:   
   >> On 13/05/2018 19:26, Chris Dickinson wrote:   
   >>> Well, whatever Google (or whoever) may have tried to do in the last   
   >>> 72 hours, the situation is now much worse (from the point of view of   
   >>> a Google Groups user).   
   >>>   
   >> I am using Thunderbird to read these messages and had managed to   
   >> filter out the spam containing certain words.   
   >> However although the filters are in place they no longer work and I'm   
   >> fed up deleting threads and messages.   
   >> Does anyone have solution?   
   >   
   > I must have filtered out many genuine USENET users who have posted   
   > replies to SPAMmers when I have blocked their EMail address with the   
   > SPAMmers.   
   >   
   The problem with using email addresses is that the spammers keep change   
   their email address.  I find I get better results filtering on words.   
      
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