Comments on: The Scourge of Image Spam http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/ tech, science, news and social issues for geeks Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:04:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Paico http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4893 Paico Fri, 18 May 2007 03:24:11 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4893 Cool... If you find that solution please post it. I'll sure make a good use of it. Cool…
If you find that solution please post it. I’ll sure make a good use of it.

]]> By: Kiltak http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4848 Kiltak Thu, 17 May 2007 16:25:47 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4848 DOH! that's an easy solution :) I wonder if there's a way to do this at the server level.. that's what I would need to do here :) I'll look for a solution and post it later. DOH! that’s an easy solution :)

I wonder if there’s a way to do this at the server level.. that’s what I would need to do here :) I’ll look for a solution and post it later.

]]> By: Garrett Albright http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4847 Garrett Albright Thu, 17 May 2007 16:18:16 +0000 http://www.geeksaresexy.net/2007/05/17/the-scourge-of-image-spam/#comment-4847 I think spam that has images like this actually makes it <em>easier</em> to filter. Since these spammers almost invariably use a GIF format, I just <a href="http://raygunrobot.com/archives/Automatically-junk-spam-messages-with-images" rel="nofollow">set up a filter to junk all messages with GIF attachments</a>, and now I hardly ever see them anymore. If friends or family ever email me photos or such, they'll be in JPEG format, so I won't miss out on those. I think spam that has images like this actually makes it easier to filter. Since these spammers almost invariably use a GIF format, I just set up a filter to junk all messages with GIF attachments, and now I hardly ever see them anymore. If friends or family ever email me photos or such, they’ll be in JPEG format, so I won’t miss out on those.

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