__/ [ 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?
>>>>> 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.
>>>> 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.
>>>> 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).
Best wishes,
Roy
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