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"Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message 
news:56d6ab15$0$1614$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com...
> On 28/02/2016 10:41 AM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message
>> news:56d1be82$0$2768$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com...
>>> On 27/02/2016 1:14 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:djckvaFtfd8U1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>> On 27-February-2016 2:37 PM, Rod Speed wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "felix" <me@nothere.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:djc77dFqf6dU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>> On 27-February-2016 10:32 AM, Xeno wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 27/02/2016 10:15 AM, felix wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> when I was using Optus mail server I got virtually no spam. now on
>>>>>>>>> Bigpong I'm getting heaps! (same email address)
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Optus have a much better spam filter than anything Bigpong could
>>>>>>>> muster up.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> supposedly the number one telco in the country and they can't manage
>>>>>>> a decent spam filter while other providers can, and even gmail,
>>>>>>> google, etc.,  hopeless!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Optus sorted the spam issue quite some years ago and it's been a
>>>>>>>> non-event ever since.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> BTW, how can you have the same optus email address with bigpong?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I use a fixed email address and redirect mail to whatever ISP's mail
>>>>>>> service I'm using
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Stupid to use any ISP's mail service, use one with a decent spam
>>>>>> filter like gmail.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want mail on my PC not on the net
>>>>
>>>> Its completely trivial to do that with gmail and every other
>>>> email provider with a decent spam filter.
>>>
>>>
>>> Including the mail service of a decent ISP like Internode.
>>
>> True, but it makes no sense to use the ISP's mail service,
>> because its much easier to change ISPs if you use a
>> separate mail service like gmail etc.
>
>
> Yeah there is that, but since I have only changed ISP's once in 20 years I 
> don't think it's that much of a problem - at least for me.

Irrelevant to what makes sense in a public forum. 

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Spam felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-02-27 10:15 +1100
  Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 10:31 +1100
  Re: Spam Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2016-02-27 10:32 +1100
    Re: Spam felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-02-27 10:57 +1100
      Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 14:37 +1100
        Re: Spam felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-02-27 14:52 +1100
          Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 16:14 +1100
            Re: Spam Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-02-27 23:19 +0800
              Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-28 13:41 +1100
                Re: Spam Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-03-02 16:57 +0800
                Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 20:14 +1100
                Re: Spam Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-03-03 06:13 +0800
                Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-03-03 12:25 +1100
                Re: Spam Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2016-03-05 23:38 +0800
          Re: Spam Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 16:43 +1100
            Re: Spam felix <me@nothere.invalid> - 2016-02-27 17:46 +1100
              Re: Spam "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 18:34 +1100
            Re: Spam noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-02-28 13:52 +1000
              Re: Spam Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-29 14:44 +1100
        Re: Spam Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-02-27 16:41 +1100
        Re: Spam noel <deletethis@invalid.lan> - 2016-02-28 13:50 +1000

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