Comments on: How I Beat Spam with Spam Arrest http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/ Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:32:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ed http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-57537 Ed Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:51:38 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-57537 Rick - Sounds like a good plan. I like the idea of using Spam Arrest on your Spammed up email, and trying to keep the new one clean. It's a great idea because then you're not having to deal with the issue of checking your spam folder on Spam Arrest, because everyone should be legacy contacts. I actually set up two email addresses on my new account. One for people, and one for companies. I just used an address like shopemail@domain.com. Then I can ditch that email if it gets overwhelmed with Spam. Thanks for posting. Rick - Sounds like a good plan. I like the idea of using Spam Arrest on your Spammed up email, and trying to keep the new one clean. It’s a great idea because then you’re not having to deal with the issue of checking your spam folder on Spam Arrest, because everyone should be legacy contacts.

I actually set up two email addresses on my new account. One for people, and one for companies. I just used an address like shopemail@domain.com. Then I can ditch that email if it gets overwhelmed with Spam.

Thanks for posting.

]]> By: Rick Braddy http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-57503 Rick Braddy Mon, 04 Aug 2008 03:46:29 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-57503 Right on, Ed! I have finally conquered the spammers, too - using SpamArrest combined with GMail. I've had a Yahoo Mail account for many years (since they started, I think) and recently the Yahoo Mail service has become so slow and unreliable, I finally decided to give GMail a try. What a joy! Problem is, I have too much important info stored in Yahoo Mail folders to just abandon Yahoo completely (for now), and have registered my Yahoo email address with hundreds of places and people - perhaps thousands (no idea - been too long). Anyway, I tried just forwarding my Yahoo Mail account to GMail, and it was just pushing the SPAM probelm around. And I was getting hundreds of SPAM emails a day among dozens of legit emails. Long story short, I'm now using SpamArrest as a "SPAM Firewall" that sits between my "hostile" Yahoo Mail account that has been discovered by the spammers, with my new pristine GMail account sitting "inside" the firewall... almost. I say almost because as soon as I reply to anyone's incoming email from my GMail account, I run the risk of being discovered and eventually having an issue. If only GMail provided an outgoing mail proxy configuration, I could relay through SpamArrest to avoid giving away my direct GMail address... Anyway, I'm elated overall with the solution. You can read more about how I went from being embattled in a daily, sometimes hourly, spam war to being SPAM-free at my blog site (the link on my name here). Glad to hear many others are benefiting from SpamArrest. I only wish I'd discovered years sooner... G'Day. Rick Right on, Ed!

I have finally conquered the spammers, too - using SpamArrest combined with GMail.

I’ve had a Yahoo Mail account for many years (since they started, I think) and recently the Yahoo Mail service has become so slow and unreliable, I finally decided to give GMail a try. What a joy!

Problem is, I have too much important info stored in Yahoo Mail folders to just abandon Yahoo completely (for now), and have registered my Yahoo email address with hundreds of places and people - perhaps thousands (no idea - been too long).

Anyway, I tried just forwarding my Yahoo Mail account to GMail, and it was just pushing the SPAM probelm around. And I was getting hundreds of SPAM emails a day among dozens of legit emails.

Long story short, I’m now using SpamArrest as a “SPAM Firewall” that sits between my “hostile” Yahoo Mail account that has been discovered by the spammers, with my new pristine GMail account sitting “inside” the firewall… almost.

I say almost because as soon as I reply to anyone’s incoming email from my GMail account, I run the risk of being discovered and eventually having an issue. If only GMail provided an outgoing mail proxy configuration, I could relay through SpamArrest to avoid giving away my direct GMail address…

Anyway, I’m elated overall with the solution. You can read more about how I went from being embattled in a daily, sometimes hourly, spam war to being SPAM-free at my blog site (the link on my name here).

Glad to hear many others are benefiting from SpamArrest. I only wish I’d discovered years sooner…

G’Day.

Rick

]]> By: cheryl http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-24770 cheryl Sat, 17 Nov 2007 01:47:39 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-24770 You may like their service now - but wait until you need to cancel. They sent me a notice stating I was going to be autobilled almost $100.00 and so I cancelled. The charged me anyway and lied to my cc co that they had emailed me and reactivated the closed acct. 4 months later and I am still fighting for my money. You may like their service now - but wait until you need to cancel. They sent me a notice stating I was going to be autobilled almost $100.00 and so I cancelled. The charged me anyway and lied to my cc co that they had emailed me and reactivated the closed acct. 4 months later and I am still fighting for my money.

]]> By: Clive Astley http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-14560 Clive Astley Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:09:38 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-14560 Thanks for an interesting and informative article. Thanks for an interesting and informative article.

]]> By: Ed http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5510 Ed Tue, 27 Feb 2007 02:55:34 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5510 I checked out SpamBully.com, but it looks like it's an Outlook only product. I checked out SpamBully.com, but it looks like it’s an Outlook only product.

]]> By: Dave http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5504 Dave Mon, 26 Feb 2007 03:43:26 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5504 Software like SpamBully will work similar and let you check your unverifieds. Software like SpamBully will work similar and let you check your unverifieds.

]]> By: The Ultimate Spam Blocker at One Blog Too Many - Ed Shull’s Blog http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5465 The Ultimate Spam Blocker at One Blog Too Many - Ed Shull’s Blog Wed, 21 Feb 2007 21:15:47 +0000 http://www.oneblogtoomany.com/2007/02/21/how-i-beat-spam-with-spam-arrest/#comment-5465 [...] Update: I found an application that has 90% of this.  Click here to read more.Technorati Tags: email, spam, anti-spam, zimbra [...] […] Update: I found an application that has 90% of this.  Click here to read more.Technorati Tags: email, spam, anti-spam, zimbra […]

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