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lincsat · 11-12-06, 02:22 PM

I've just noticed that e-mails from this board are being classified as spam by gmail and put in the spam folder - if anyone else uses gmail, it would be a good idea to check your spam folder

brian · 11-12-06, 03:46 PM

Interesting - I'll have a look to see if the server IP is blacklisted.

lincsat · 11-12-06, 06:21 PM

I've marked some e-mails as not spam and it seems to have learned and is now letting them through to me.

brian · 11-12-06, 07:28 PM

Sounds good.

Does Gmail by any chance happen to bin messages when the titles are frequently similar?

Outlook does this to me, which can be a real pain when you keep replying to someone around the same message.

FourBear · 13-12-06, 04:42 AM

In response to your question, I think so. At least, it catches all the spam which has similar titles. I've never had problems with it filtering out non-junk, though. In any case, I think its spam function works pretty well.

stevo25 · 13-12-06, 07:50 AM

i noticed it too cheers 4 the heads up mate

trick-r-treat · 15-04-07, 04:23 AM

How can you tell where the spam is coming from? I know that my g-mail always has lots of spam anyway.

RoxyMoron · 16-04-07, 03:39 AM

I heard something today about spambots cracking some kind of code on Gmail and that's how they're getting through. I think I'm the only person that like them because I write down the funniest subject lines and show my younger brother who gets a kick out of them. Gmail wins as far as worst spam goes :P

trick-r-treat · 16-04-07, 09:38 AM

I love the ease of use and features of gmail, but I don't use it anymore just because of the spam.

RoxyMoron · 17-04-07, 03:39 AM

It almost has no purpose for me either. I have the mail forwarded to my hotmail and most of it is Myspace stuff, and I go to the site and check it so it doesn't matter. Entertainment purposes I guess.

11-12-06, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 2 Thanked 890 Times in 173 Posts	Gmail Spam I've just noticed that e-mails from this board are being classified as spam by gmail and put in the spam folder - if anyone else uses gmail, it would be a good idea to check your spam folder

11-12-06, 03:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 8 Thanked 108 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam Interesting - I'll have a look to see if the server IP is blacklisted.

11-12-06, 06:21 PM	#3 (permalink)
lincsat Super-Dooper Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: In front of the PC Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 2 Thanked 890 Times in 173 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam I've marked some e-mails as not spam and it seems to have learned and is now letting them through to me.

11-12-06, 07:28 PM	#4 (permalink)
brian Administrator Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inverness, Scotland Posts: 1,634 Thanks: 8 Thanked 108 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam Sounds good. Does Gmail by any chance happen to bin messages when the titles are frequently similar? Outlook does this to me, which can be a real pain when you keep replying to someone around the same message.

13-12-06, 04:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
FourBear Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 108 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam In response to your question, I think so. At least, it catches all the spam which has similar titles. I've never had problems with it filtering out non-junk, though. In any case, I think its spam function works pretty well.


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13-12-06, 07:50 AM	#6 (permalink)
stevo25 Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 609 Thanks: 14 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam i noticed it too cheers 4 the heads up mate

15-04-07, 04:23 AM	#7 (permalink)
trick-r-treat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam How can you tell where the spam is coming from? I know that my g-mail always has lots of spam anyway.

16-04-07, 03:39 AM	#8 (permalink)
RoxyMoron Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam I heard something today about spambots cracking some kind of code on Gmail and that's how they're getting through. I think I'm the only person that like them because I write down the funniest subject lines and show my younger brother who gets a kick out of them. Gmail wins as far as worst spam goes :P

16-04-07, 09:38 AM	#9 (permalink)
trick-r-treat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 21 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam I love the ease of use and features of gmail, but I don't use it anymore just because of the spam.

17-04-07, 03:39 AM	#10 (permalink)
RoxyMoron Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gmail Spam It almost has no purpose for me either. I have the mail forwarded to my hotmail and most of it is Myspace stuff, and I go to the site and check it so it doesn't matter. Entertainment purposes I guess.