Paul B <customerservices@houstoncrafts.com> wrote:
>On Fri, 25 May 2007 17:49:19 -0700, catherine yronwode
><cat@herb-magic.com> wrote:
>
>>Paul B wrote:
>>>
>>> On 25 May 2007 14:19:24 -0700, Dicky.Links18@gmail.com wrote:
>>>
>>> >Thank you http://traffic ease.com - you ed me get the Top 1 result
>>> >for specific keywords in yahoo.
>>>
>>> Bollocks it did, you lame spammer
>>>
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>>
>>Ah, Paul B, you are so honest!
>
>Hi Cat,
>Just pisses me off with these "I've just found this site BS" spammers.
>Can they not think of something more original ?
>
Posting through googlegroups.com is the spammer's choice nowadays.
I have set my news reader filter to "red flag" every message id
containing "googlegroups.com."

Every newby sock puppet seems to come from googlegroups.com. They
write "I am new to the group." "I need more information." "I want to
join your group." "I have this widget that needs fixed." "Could one
of you who knows about this, me find out if" blah blah blah.

Then the "ful replies" come pouring in, right on que. The first
replies to show up inevitably have spammy links attached to them. So
the ignorant ones go "clickity click." That keeps the spammers coming
back for more.

Soon, those naive about spamming get roped in, believing these
googlegroups.com sock puppets to actually be a first time subscribers,
when all they are really doing is spamming. What a bunch of clowns.

Then, like you said, there is the "I just found this fantastic site"
spam. See how almost all of this originates from googlegroups.com.

The moral of the story is, please don't click on questionable or
spammy links. If we all stopped clicking on them, then the spammers
would get frustrated and go away. Please go away, spammers. We don't
want you, and we are not about to buy whatever you are selling.

If it is possible, all service providers should be required by law
to impose severe restrictions and penalties against commercial
spammers. If convicted, then the courts should levy stiff fines, and
possibly imprisonment, on their first offense.

Google should put a flashing warning on all googlegroups.com messages,
by adding a "Click at your own risk" disclaimer above every link, in
every message that originates from the googlegroups.com interface.
Like "WARNING: YOU ARE BEING SPAMMED!" blinking in bold red letters.