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255115 2004-07-24 21:49:00 Has anyone else noticed a large increase of spam via Xtra
in the last week. I've gone from about one per week to about
20 odd per day. Very odd.

Thanks
Skinner
skinner (464)
255116 2004-07-24 22:17:00 Same johnboy (217)
255117 2004-07-24 23:08:00 No - no difference here.

:) Bug
Ladybug (3129)
255118 2004-07-24 23:16:00 Yes I've noticed it too. Usually the Xtra spam filter is pretty efficient. Maybe there has been a slight problem at thier end Baldy (26)
255119 2004-07-24 23:21:00 Huge amount getting past the Orcon spam filter in the last few days as well.

As its a disposable address, I have set the filter to the most agressive setting which has now helped.

I suspect that the spammers have just got another level smarter with the composition of the emails, and they are harder to accurately detect as spam so more are getting through.
godfather (25)
255120 2004-07-24 23:24:00 yea ive been having the same problem too agent_24 (4330)
255121 2004-07-25 09:04:00 Same with us , on Xtra, but getting thro their filters. If wishes came true there would be a lot of Eunuch spammers out there!!!! PJ Poppa John (284)
255122 2004-07-25 09:15:00 yup, same here MrBeef (342)
255123 2004-07-25 09:32:00 Xtra has let only one through (My instant university degree), but as it's the first for several weeks, I was surprised.
Out of interest, who else returns them via their spamreport system? (Details on the Xtra site) I have assumed it helps keep their filters up to date - hence a good idea..?
Laura (43)
255124 2004-07-25 09:38:00 well i make a point of sending all the ones that get though to spamreport@xtra.co.nz agent_24 (4330)
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