Off-topic: Yahoo registration inaccessible to all blind users

Kirk Wood cpt.kirk at 1tree.net
Thu Jan 24 13:51:48 EST 2002


On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, David Poehlman wrote:
> how much has it actually cut down on spam?  the bots could still collect
> the addresses and some humans can still crank out sign ups quickly so
> the spam truck keeps delivering.

It has noticably cut down on the amount of spam going to the groups. I
don't know exact numbers, but have noticed a drop on the lists I belong
to. One reason it works is that spamers are as lazy as those who must send
the same stuff through email lists again and again.

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Kirk Wood
Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net

Nowlan's Theory:
        He who hesitates is not only lost, but several miles from
        the next freeway exit.






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