Digital BW, The Print

"andre1moreau" <andre1moreau@...> wrote:
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> ... some Yahoo discussion list ( Epson 3800, Lightroom) have been infested with these spam to the point where people are getting off these list.
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I've been in the mountains (Golden Trout Photo Workshop).  So I'm not up to speed here. Sorry if this is all redundant.

I had noticed that I'd been getting a number of notices from Yahoo about changes to the forums (yahoo groups).  I've basically ignored these.

Questions I have include:  

Could these notices be related Yahoo's attempts to save its business and our groups here?  

Or have they made changes that opened the door too much, probably as a side effect to some change in their systems?

(I assume it's Yahoo's responsibility and monetary incentive to fight this spam.)

What is causing the people to leave the groups?  

Does the spam directly damage systems, or is an un-suspecting reaction of the recipient, such as giving out personal information to a stranger, the threat?  

I'm wondering if, aside from Yahoo's interests and actions, our members with expertise could identify simply actions group members can do to avoid damage from spam and feel secure using these forums.


Paul
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