On May 2, 2:26 pm, Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mensanator <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On May 2, 1:20 pm, Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Mensanator wrote: > >> > On May 2, 9:53 am, Michael Torrie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Shawn Milochik wrote: > >> >>> How does one "plonk" stuff from Google Groups? Specifically, how > >> >>> can this be done in Gmail? > >> >> Set up a filter that looks for some phrase in the mail headers that > >> >> identifies messages originating from google groups. Gmail's filters are > >> >> fairly flexible. I'd probably just have it look for certain words. > >> >> Look at an e-mail's source (raw view) and particularly check in the > >> >> headers for things to filter by. > > >> > Why don't you just block all messages from Gmail? > > >> Brilliant! Seeing as he's asking about doing the filtering in Gmail > >> (implying it's use for his own posting and viewing the list) that would > >> work splendidly for him! Or not. > > >> Of course you're not likely to see this message either since I and many > >> folks on here post from gmail. > > >> Spam comes mainly from Google Groups, not as much from Gmail in my > >> experience. > > > I didn't say it was POSTED from gmail, but the spammers often have > > gmail addresses, to wit: > > You're confusing gmail addresses and Google Groups > (groups.google.com),
No, I'm not. > which can be used as a web interface to usenet > and mailing lists. Read again what I wrote. > Look at the 'Organisation' header of the messages > you quote. > > It seems most of the spam on comp.lang.python is posted from Google > Groups, *including* the one with a 'From' header which is not a gmail > address. To post from Google Groups, don't you need a legitimate e-mail address? Why does Gmail allow spammers to have e-mail accounts? They are as much to blame as Google Groups. > > So it would be more efficient And thus, stupid. > to block messages posted from Google > Groups than the ones from gmail addresses. > > -- > Arnaud- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
