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Yahoo Blocks Venerable Email List Over False Positives
RomulusNR writes "Yahoo has stopped delivering This Is True, Randy Cassingham's 14-year-old mailing list, because too many Yahoo readers have mistakenly or carelessly flagged it as spam. Yahoo readers make up over 10% of True's readership, slashing the ad revenue that keeps it going. And Yahoo doesn't negotiate with spammers. As Randy describes it: 'The yahoos... ask to be put on True's distribution, then confirm that request, and... then click the "This is Spam" button when they don't recognize the mailing or simply don't want it anymore. Yes, those yahoos have screwed thousands upon thousands of others who really do want my newsletter. Too bad: Yahoo is listening to the yahoos instead: they're blocking it. To them, we're "spammers" and no protestations from "spammers" count.' The irony is that This is True is one of the first profitable mailing lists, predating Yahoo! Mail by almost three years."
rom: Dramane Yadi - dramane.yadi@katamail.com
From: Mr. Dramane YadiAbidjan Cote D'Ivoire West - Africa
Dear Friend,
I am Mr. Dramane Yadi, I work in the Accounts/ Operations Department of a Prime banks here in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire. I actually have an urgent and very confidential business proposal for you. I got your contact from Internet and decided to contact you immediately.
On January 10th 1994, An American Oil Consultant/ Contractor with the Societe Ivoirienne De Raffinage (SIR), Mr. George Norman Wesley, made a number time (fixed) deposits valued at US$8,750,000 (Eight Million, Seven Hundred & Fifty Thousand United States Dollars). On investigation, it was discovered that Mr. Wesley died along with his family in a plane crash. On further investigation, I discovered that Mr. George Norman Wesley did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his Next of Kin proved abortive. I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Wesley did not declare any Next of Kin in all his official documents, including his Bank Deposit paper work. This sum of US$8,750,000 is still floating in the Bank and the interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. For the past 5 to 6 years now, no one has ever come forward to claim the fund.
According to the Ivoireinne Laws, at the expiration of 7 (seven) years, the money will revert to the ownership of the Ivoireinne Government if nobody applies to claim the funds. That is what gave way to this deal.
Consequently, my proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in as the Next of Kin to Mr. George Norman Wesley so that the fruits of this old man's labour will not get into the hands of some government officials.
To facilitate the transaction therefore:
1. I would like you to provide me with a viable account details where this fund could be safely transferred into as Next of Kin of the former depositor.
2. We do not anticipate any risk/problem whatsoever, as all the loopholes has been taken care of and there is no risk involved in this deal. All the Computer work for this transaction will be done by me, including your name as the new Beneficiary of this fund.
You will be entitled to 30% of the total amount as your commission after the transaction. If you are interested and capableof handling this deal, please write. On receipt of your response, I shall then provide you with more details on how to go about it.
Please note that this is very confidential. And as I am still a staff with the bank here. I would not like to be known or mentioned as having knowledge of the deal but I will be giving you inside information on what to do.
Awaiting your urgent reply. Do not forget to include your direct telephone and fax numbers for further communication.
Faithfully Yours,
Mr. Dramane Yadi
"If for any reason you're not satisfied with our service, I hate you."
So he was trying to hunt down Yahoo? I think the hunter got hunted.
Is this true?
If you can read this, I forgot to post anonymously.
Thats because they know you're p3n1s really is that small.
How about we all configure our mail server to reject any mail from yahoo - that should cut down a fair bit of crap from my inbox... :)
--- Users are like bacteria -> Each one causing a thousand tiny crises until the host finally gives up and dies.
as someone who works for a spammer that has dealings with yahoo, take my word for it: all you're doing is verifying to the spammers that you exist.
How do you notify the existing Yahoo members they need to resubscribe at another email provider?
It is in the nature of people to seek the shortest path to gratification.
Can you honestly say you've never done it?
Remind me never to swim in any pool this guy has ever been in...
I used to think you're a computer
spewing out Markov chains,
But a small bit of searching
made the truth much more plain.
A middle-aged man
with a Linux obsession
Puts the world to rights,
tries to teach us a lesson.
With odd phrases and style
you type out your rants,
Howling at the establishment
with moronic chants.
Why not just relax,
(drinking Kombucha tea)
Your words fall on deaf ears,
so why bother? You see,
Everything you post here
gets modded down.
You're minus one offtopic,
Harry D Brown.
Remember to never swim in any pool that this guy has ever been in...
While you're at it, don't stand in the street when he is about to drive by. In fact, don't stand on the sidewalk either. Just do whatever it takes to get out of the way.
testing out my trending skills