Random thoughts and observations
This picture shows how using Spam Arrest has stopped 56 percent of mail from reaching my inbox. The advantage over software, like MailWasher, is that the service is web based and I can check mail from anywhere. Spam Arrest is compatible with a wide variety of email programs including Outlook and Outlook Express. Note: I [...]
I used to check in regularly at a blog called Mindless Blather until one day it just disappeared. The author, Sue, used the byline of "kyte" and I rediscovered her while looking at WordPress templates. The new site is called Hamarana. I don’t know why it’s called that, but Sue has a great flair for [...]
I’ve received a couple of spam emails in German lately about the Allied bombing of Dresden in early 1945. The emails are sincerely written, state cold facts and don’t moralise except to criticise the subsequent silence of the German government and media. I must say I’ve always been troubled about the bombing of Dresden. I [...]
I know that people read this site, because the stats tell me so. I checked on Webalizer last week and I have an average of more than 300 unique visitors every day. That includes spam referrals unfortunately, as well as legitimate visitors to this blog, the picture galleries and family history section. I suspect that [...]
A big thumbs up to the people at Firetrust for releasing a Linux version of their excellent anti-spam software Mailwasher Pro. It looks the same and works just as well as the Windows version, showing what software producers can achieve towards cross-system compatibility when they want to. I was even able to use my Windows [...]
