> I haven't heard a peep from any of the "supposed good guy" posters
> > from Google Groups.
>
> > I assume that they are going to move to a legitimate news server, so I
> > can drop the white-list ???
>
> > ...Jim Thompson
>
> Google's down, hopefully cleaning house. I posted this complaint to
> Google yesterday regarding a particular piece of Chinese spam:
>
> "Appears to be an offer to sell a prescription drug unlawfully (in the
> USA) by mail.
>
> It's part of the spam-via-Google blizzard whereby Google--yes, I mean
> your company--is quickly (inadvertently) killing USENET.
>
> The spam is thick enough that other USENETers are simply filtering out
> GoogleGroups and gmail posters. That means there's less and less reason
> for legitimate Google users to bother posting, since no one will see our
> posts
>
> But, unlike newsreader users, GoogleGroupers are helpless against the
> spam--we see it all. It would be great if GoogleGroups provided
> filtering tools for GoogleGroups users. Google might even use that
> input as the start of a spam-detecting tool.
>
> USENET is one of the greatest forces for good, ever. For the first
> time in history people from all over the world can interact,
> communicate, cooperate, and share ideas by it. We reach greater
> understandings of each other, make and share new discoveries through
> discussion.
>
> GoogleGroups is a great service, but spam via Google threatens to
> drown it all. Please Google, don't let your services be abused by
> spammers. Please Google, do no evil."
>
> Cheers,
> James Arthur
Thank you for filing the complaint. I used to be a frequent reader and occasional poster. I don't look in very often anymore. I have no interest in maintaining a filter or trying to stay one step ahead of the spammers. My compliments to those who have the diligence to maintain white-lists and such; however, I believe the real solution is to prosecute the spammers. I'd rather spend money and ten times the time on that instead of trying to tweak filters. I hope one day this group can return to normal through Google access.
Sincerely, Frank Raffaeli