There is a way to turn off the spammers but, it takes a dedicated effort by the
group administrator.

Bob Smith


----- Original Message -----
From: john
To: chipdir-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 12:23 AM
Subject: Re: Time to turn out the lights and put up the closed sign on ChipDir
group?


i think all of yahoo groups are spammed now

----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Paddock
To: chipdir-l@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2008 11:05 AM
Subject: Time to turn out the lights and put up the closed sign on ChipDir
group?

> On Wednesday 07 May 2008 09:25:49 am john wrote:
> why has this list been infiltrated with this fail spam?

I don't know but it is rather annoying.

Anyone out there still interested in chips and such,
or is just the spammers here now?

http://www.chipdir.nl/ site is still alive it seems.

Jaap van Ganswijk you still alive? Can you turn off
the spam? Set list to require approval for new users maybe?

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