SPAM Filtering
As many others here I too am experiencing an explosion in SPAM lately. They mostly follow a particular pattern in the subject beginning with 2 or 3 numbers followed by a dash and then followed by som...
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I find it strange that the incoming email either isn't filtered at all by Cox or their software was programed by ** monkeys.
I have had many requests from the companies that these emails link to to forward them (the spam emails) either as a regular forward or as an attachment.
if I try to do as the request the SMTP server instantly identifies them as potential spam and refuses to forward them.
NOW explain to me why incoming is STUPID and outgoing so BRILLIANT
and DON'T put the onus on the customer to block them, you are the experts not the customer.
I forward hundreds (yes hundreds) of the same spam over and over to spamreport@cox.net and still the same ones come in daily.
Today I sent an email to corporate asking about this abysmal customer service explaining the issue.
I wonder if I will even get a response.
I feel your pain and I agree that the onus should be on Cox. They are in the process of bringing a new Anti-SPAM system online. But we have no idea how long this will take or how effective it will be. In the meantime, I am not going to standby and be inundated by this flood of SPAM. That is why I have taken steps to block this garbage the best I can and so far my attempts have been effective.
JohnD
