[Hallicrafters] w8dbf@arrl.net Disabled

[Kenneth D. Grimm, K4XL]

I subscribe to several qth.net lists, a couple on tempe.net, and
contesting.com.  In addition to having my address listed on the BAMA web
site, I post occasionally to a few Usenet newsgroups and I have an
arrl.net address.  Almost all of the spam that I receive comes from the
arrl.net relay.  For some reason they refuse to implement spam and virus
filtering.  I understand that Al Waller has offered to help them
implement the same effective filtering scheme that he has working on
qth.net lists, but for whatever reason, they have not accepted his offer
of assistance.  (An example of the "not invented here syndrome,
perhaps?)

I sympathize with Duane and understand his decision to opt out of the
arrl.net forwarding service.  However, I really like the idea of having
a stable pop3 address that I don't have to keep asking my friends to
change each time I change ISP.   Which leads me to the point of this
message...  I have installed MailWasher on my computer and haven't had a
problem with spam or virus infected messages since I did so.  The little
program is freeware, with a relatively unannoying advert for the
software itself which will go away if you register.

You should have a look at http://www.mailwasher.net/ if you want a quick
way to screen out unwanted spam and/or to preview mail on your ISP's
server before downloading it to your computer.  If you choose to
"bounce" a message, the message is never downloaded to your computer.
It is deleted from the ISP's server and a message saying that your
address doesn't exist is sent to the originator of the spam.  The source
address is added to your "blacklist" and the next message you receive
from that address will either be marked "blacklisted," for your
approval, or automatically deleted and bounced...your choice.

This little program does for me in just a few seconds, without any
anxiety, what it used to take several minutes for me to do manually.  It
currently works only on POP3 accounts, but a version for web based
accounts is apparently expected in the near future.

Ken K4XL
k4xl at arrl.net
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