Spam Filter Question

[handejector]

Question at bottom.

Had an email this morning from a new SWCA member about an SWCA admin issue.
I typed a long reply about who to contact and about his forum account.

Now, I've spent over 3 hours today handling forum Admin stuff.

Almost immediately, I get this email:

[FONT=&quot]I apologize for this automatic reply to your email.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]To control spam, I now allow incoming messages only from senders I have approved beforehand. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once I approve you, I will receive your original message in my inbox. You do not need to resend your message. I apologize for this one-time inconvenience. [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Click the link below to fill out the request:[/FONT]

LINK deleted

I'm supposed to type a short message and fill in a captcha verification box to make sure I am human (I know that's questionable).

The Question:
Can't people who use this service set it to allow emails from people that is a REPLY to an email THEY sent? The service in question is
webmail.earthlink.net
It really annoys me.....

 

[Watchdog]

The Question:
Can't people who use this service set it to allow emails from people that they have sent an email to?

It really annoys me.....

Not being funny, but there are so many anti-spam programs and software packages available, that question is almost impossible to answer without knowing which one the guy's using.

Yeah, it's annoying, and that message you received is pretty much the default reply for a bunch of those programs.

Some allow a lot of user control, others don't.

 

[handejector]

duhhhhh......
Sorry-
it is webmail.earthlink.net

 

[Watchdog]

duhhhhh......
Sorry-
it is webmail.earthlink.net

To the best of my knowledge, earthlink allows users to set up a Blocked Senders List and an Approved Senders List. So the answer is, yes, the member could set it to allow e-mails from you. Users can also set levels of spam filtering.

Problem is, if he contacted you through the forum using the PM function, he didn't know your e-mail address to start with, so he couldn't have added you to the approved list.

I personally think the whole process is more trouble than it's worth.

Maybe you could just copy the text of your e-mail to him and paste it into a PM...send it to him that way.

 

[handejector]

Thanks.
Mainly just venting and trying to spread the word to folks who use the blame things.

It was to my personal email.
He has not logged in for about 3 yrs, so a PM probably won't be seen.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Lee, I look at it this way....Like a phone call and I miss it...if it was important, they'll call again. If not, then I guess it wasn't that important that I missed their phone call in the first place.


Calm down, no need to get your britches all up in a wad.

WuzzFuzz

 

[16thVACav]

Why would you want software like that? You might miss the opportunity of a lifetime, such as hearing from a Nigerian prince who wants to share his fortune with you.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

HE,

Just my personal opinion, worth what you're paying for it, but who cares? Whoever has such a mail system will eventually get a different one if he cares about it. It is commendable that you want to alert him to his problem, but you can't fix everything, and if you could, you should probably notice that your time is more productively spent otherwise, like boozing, or reminding folks to be civil on your forum.

Leastways, that's how I see it.

 

[joeintexas]

Wish I could help out here but I'm still trying to figure out how to change this ink ribbon on my Royal typewriter. I'm a little behind the times I think.

 

[jlrhiner]

You know what really fries my bacon? Going to the ATM with one of those fancy "Chip" cards and being asked if I want to transact my business in English or Espanol? With all the info they have on me you'd think they know I don't speak Espanol!!! If someone ever tries to access my damn account that does speak Espanol, they better not let'em!!!

There, I feel better.

 

[Weimar]

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The Question:
Can't people who use this service set it to allow emails from people that is a REPLY to an email THEY sent? The service in question is
webmail.earthlink.net
It really annoys me.....

not sure - but I admin the luger forum and when I get a reply like that after I already wrote them a reply to a question they asked the admin - well, I simply just ignore it - sounds mean but since this is a non-paid job, I can't spend the time trying to do extra steps, as it really ads up.
I used to manually allow new members, that took about an hour a day - about 6 or 7 years ago, I quit doing that, figured I would catch folks as they came onto the forum...

 

[REM 3200]

Wish I could help out here but I'm still trying to figure out how to change this ink ribbon on my Royal typewriter.

What is a typewriter?