Finally had to plonk google gorups.

[Mensanator]

On May 2, 2:26 pm, Arnaud Delobelle <arno... at googlemail.com> wrote:
> Mensanator <mensana... at aol.com> writes:
> > On May 2, 1:20 pm, Michael Torrie <torr... at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> Mensanator wrote:
> >> > On May 2, 9:53 am, Michael Torrie <torr... at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Shawn Milochik wrote:
> >> >>> How does one "plonk" stuff from Google Groups? Specifically, how
> >> >>> can this be done in Gmail?
> >> >> Set up a filter that looks for some phrase in the mail headers that
> >> >> identifies messages originating from google groups.  Gmail's filters are
> >> >> fairly flexible.  I'd probably just have it look for certain words.
> >> >> Look at an e-mail's source (raw view) and particularly check in the
> >> >> headers for things to filter by.
>
> >> > Why don't you just block all messages from Gmail?
>
> >> Brilliant!  Seeing as he's asking about doing the filtering in Gmail
> >> (implying it's use for his own posting and viewing the list) that would
> >> work splendidly for him!  Or not.
>
> >> Of course you're not likely to see this message either since I and many
> >> folks on here post from gmail.
>
> >> Spam comes mainly from Google Groups, not as much from Gmail in my
> >> experience.
>
> > I didn't say it was POSTED from gmail, but the spammers often have
> > gmail addresses, to wit:
>
> You're confusing gmail addresses and Google Groups
> (groups.google.com),

No, I'm not.

> which can be used as a web interface to usenet
> and mailing lists.  

Read again what I wrote.

> Look at the 'Organisation' header of the messages
> you quote.
>
> It seems most of the spam on comp.lang.python is posted from Google
> Groups, *including* the one with a 'From' header which is not a gmail
> address.

To post from Google Groups, don't you need a legitimate e-mail
address?

Why does Gmail allow spammers to have e-mail accounts?

They are as much to blame as Google Groups.

>
> So it would be more efficient

And thus, stupid.

> to block messages posted from Google
> Groups than the ones from gmail addresses.
>
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