A good move on your part thanks
Paul Mahoney


"Stuart Farber" <stufar@...> wrote:

>the change is much appreciated!  however, none of us will be able to get
>rich helping Nigerian nationals!
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Norman MacLeod" <gaelwolf@...>
>To: <stormwaterpro@yahoogroups.com>
>Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 4:35 PM
>Subject: [StormwaterPro] StormwaterPro changes made to prevent spam
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>> We've made some changes to the way the server handles the StormwaterPro
>> discussion group.  These changes were made as a result of the increasing
>> number of spam messages that were making it through the server's spam
>> filters, as well as a few new "members" who were obviously more interested
>> in using their membership to send spam messages to those who joined for
>> information on stormwater management.
>>
>> The group is now "moderated".  This means that any message you send to
>> StormwaterPro will temporarily be held at the server until it can be
>> reviewed by one of the group's moderator team.  The server will be checked
>> throughout the business day for new messages.  Legitimate messages of
>> interest to the group will be sent through to all of our members.  Spam
>> messages will not.
>>
>> New membership applications will also be held at the server level until
>> approved by the moderator team.  At least two of our newest "members"
>joined
>> specifically to send group members spam messages inviting people to view
>> pornography.  They were the source of most of the porn spam messages we
>> received during the past week, and their memberships have been terminated.
>>
>> We apologize for any inconvenience you may experience in using the
>> StormwaterPro discussion group as a result of these new policies.  We feel
>> that the vast majority of our members prefer not to receive any more spam
>> messages than necessary, and decided that we needed to take these steps to
>> reduce the volume of spam hitting your e-mail inbox.
>>
>>     Norman MacLeod
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>> phone: 360-379-8914
>> fax: 360-379-8913
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