Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> __/ [ DFS ] on Wednesday 10 May 2006 16:29 \__
>
>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>> __/ [ DFS ] on Wednesday 10 May 2006 16:04 \__
>>>
>>>> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>> __/ [ Kelsey Bjarnason ] on Wednesday 10 May 2006 14:36 \__
>>>>>
>>>>>> [snips]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Wed, 10 May 2006 13:01:10 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Conclusion: roughly half of the world's E-mail /traffic/ is
>>>>>>> delivered from Windows zombies. Thank you, Microsoft. I think
>>>>>>> I'll go purge some spam now.
>>>>
>>>> Your conclusions are about as worthwhile as Linux on a desktop....
>>>
>>> Well, thank you, DuFuS, for the kind compilment.
>>
>> How come you don't realize when you're being insulted?
>
> By one who could never install a Linux distribution, until recently?
What are you blabbing about? I installed RedHat 4.2 in 1997, and about 10
distros to hard drive over the last two years.
But to what end? I have Slackware/KDE 3.4.2 on my older box, and I upgraded
the kernel to 2.6.13 for better USB support. Now what?
>>>>>> Nah, leave the spam. Purge the Windows.
>>>>>
>>>>> If only I could. I am 100% Microsoft-free, but I can't control
>>>>> what gets delivered through the mail daemons.
>>>>
>>>> You mean the open source sendmail daemons that deliver all the
>>>> spam.
>>>
>>> Yes, I'm sure that Windows could automagically tell apart ham from
>>> spam. At daemon-level, you cannot afford to make any wrong
>>> detections (false positives). Not only will the messages be
>>> unavilable for human judgment, but they will also not be routed to
>>> the _fricken server_. This statement only comes to show how
>>> ignorant you are.
>>
>> Ignorant? Wait a minute... so I'm wrong? sendmail doesn't
>> propagate spam?
>
> Right. And Unabomber is an innocent man. It's the mailman who should
> be put on death row.
I see. So it's OK for sendmail to unknowningly deliver spam, but it's not
OK for Windows to unknowningly send it?
>>>>> The day when SPAM ends (as opposed to completely kill or restrict
>>>>> the use of E-mail) is the day when Windows becomes an obsolescent
>>>>> rarity.
>>>>
>>>> Windows isn't going ANYWHERE.
>>>
>>>
>>> It sure does. It serves as vital input to Steve Ballmer' rectum.
>>
>> The mature mind of a Linux user... such a sight to behold.
>
>
> I could say "it (Windows) is going down the shute", but that's just
> too mundane and predictable.
As with most of what you say about Windows, it has no relation to reality.
>>>>> Until that day, spam will rise in accordance and line with
>>>>> bandwidth capacity.
>>>>
>>>> And with the adoption of sendmail.
>>>
>>> I don't even know why I bother...
>>
>> You seem to have a problem with sendmail delivering all that spam
>> you like to blame on Windows.
>
> Right. I'll switch to Windows, waste some money and receive the same
> amount of spam. Not one item more. Maybe one item less (due to server
> downtime).
It definitely won't be a waste of money to switch to Windows. You might
find it's nice to have access to the best apps and games and most current
hardware.
> Best wishes,
>
> Roy
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