[SpamCop-List] Re: Why are you blocking Yahoo Groups ???

[David 1]

Socks wrote:
> "Blitzen" <blitzen at utvinternet.com> wrote in news:crc2i5$m81$1
> @news.spamcop.net:
> 
> 
>>This is idiotic, my iolfree.ie addy is hardbouncing yahoo groups AND any 
>>attempt at reactivation of the addy with the following message:
>>
>>***
>>Remote host said: 550 Blocked - see 
>>http://www.spamcop.net/bl.shtml?66.94.237.47 [RCPT_TO]
>>***
>>
>>This really doesn't serve any useful purpose.
>>
>>G 
> 
> 
> yes it does. it stops the spam that is being sent through yahoo groups, 
> including spam sent to spamcop trap addresses.  as a paying spamcop client, 
> I expect spamcop to list IPAs that spam is coming from. In this case, the 
> sending IPA happens to belong to Yahoo Groups.  If Yahoo Groups wants to 
> get its act together and stop the spamming, then the problem will be 
> resolved.
> 
> if this forces yahoo groups to stop the spam, then it serves a purpose.
> 
> Meanwhile, set your address so that mail isn't delivered, and read the 
> messages in the group archive.
> 
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/xxxxxxxxxx/messages  Replace xxxxxxxxxx with 
> your group name.

well on most of the groups that I run that wont work as far as no mail 
because yahoo took the space from groups to give to the mail section 
they don't keep the attachments any more ing the archive & all my groups 
are mostly attachments

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David 1
bad addy
spamtrap at suescornerweb.com