"John P. Bromley" <bg302@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message news:hdh7c3$fao$1@theodyn.ncf.ca... > "Edna MacPherson SABATO" (ceilidh@sabatech.net) writes: >> Hi, Everyone; > > Instead of trying to identify the source and block all incoming > spam, > my ISP has a handy filter (known as ELM) which I can program to > reject > all incoming mail whose subject line does not contain a code word. > > This protects people from purloining your address book and > discourages > spammers from having to "customize" their subject line for each and > all > outgoing messages. > > The "down" side is that I do have to alert legitimate mailers (who > frequently forget the protocol!)! > Sure is a downside . I'd give this ELM the flick All a person gets is : I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below. For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster> If you do so, please include this problem report. You can delete your own text from the attached returned message. The mail system <bg302@smtpxfer2.ncf.ca>: user unknown So a complete waste of time trying to contact you Bye -- MargM Beautiful NSW Central Coast NSW

"MargM" (genknut@exemail.com.au) writes: > "John P. Bromley" <bg302@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote in message > news:hdh7c3$fao$1@theodyn.ncf.ca... >> "Edna MacPherson SABATO" (ceilidh@sabatech.net) writes: >>> Hi, Everyone; >> >> Instead of trying to identify the source and block all incoming >> spam, >> my ISP has a handy filter (known as ELM) which I can program to >> reject >> all incoming mail whose subject line does not contain a code word. >> >> This protects people from purloining your address book and >> discourages >> spammers from having to "customize" their subject line for each and >> all >> outgoing messages. >> >> The "down" side is that I do have to alert legitimate mailers (who >> frequently forget the protocol!)! >> > Sure is a downside . I'd give this ELM the flick > > All a person gets is : > > I'm sorry to have to inform you that your message could not > be delivered to one or more recipients. It's attached below. > > For further assistance, please send mail to <postmaster> > > If you do so, please include this problem report. You can > delete your own text from the attached returned message. > > The mail system > > <bg302@smtpxfer2.ncf.ca>: user unknown > > So a complete waste of time trying to contact you > > Bye > -- > MargM > Beautiful NSW Central Coast > NSW Amen!