TheDuck
join:2003-06-22
Eastlake, OH | reply to Lizz
Re: Where did my spam go?
I cleared mine yesterday and only have three in it today. I usually get 50 a day so they did something. |
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Lizz
Premium
join:2002-10-22
Fullerton, CA | reply to nwrickert
I have a vanilla Yahoo account, too, but it has never gotten much spam, maybe 2 a week total, so it's not a fair test. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
 ·AT&T U-Verse
 ·AT&T Midwest
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I'm also not sure how to react.
Other related threads:
»Email Problems?
»Has AT&T and/or Yahoo started filtering Spam?
I am hoping that someone with a plain vanilla Yahoo account, in addition to their ISP account, will drop in and tell us whether only AT&T addresses (in my case ameritech.net addresses) are affected, or whether this is a Yahoo thing.
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justbits
More fiber than ATT can handle
Premium
join:2003-01-08
Chicago, IL
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Lizz
I tend to get 10 spam in my Inbox per day, 10 spam in the trash per day (with legitimate Yahoo Groups email being routed there too even though it's in my address book) and at least 20 spam in the Spam folder per day. And I never told anyone what my @sbcglobal.net account name was.
I wish I was having your "problem".  |
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Lizz
Premium
join:2002-10-22
Fullerton, CA
1 edit | reply to nwrickert
I don't know whether to be happy or worried: Logged on this morning and found an EMPTY bulk mailbox, rather than the usual 50+, and 2 spams in my inbox.
ETA: I did get a lot of "real" email, so it doesn't look as though anything is missing, but of course, it's impossible to be sure about that! |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL | reply to Lizz
Okay, thanks. |
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Lizz
Premium
join:2002-10-22
Fullerton, CA | reply to nwrickert
I'm guessing Yahoo. Because although she did keep saying ATT/Yahoo, I think I heard Yahoo once all by itself. |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL | reply to Lizz
Yes, a test message I sent from my work system got there successfully.
Still wondering if this is a Yahoo change, or an ATT change. |
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Lizz
Premium
join:2002-10-22
Fullerton, CA
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Here's what I found out, but not from Tier 2. I just couldn't wait any longer. They seem to be overloaded. I waited for over an hour.
ATT/Yahoo has been upgrading their servers to try to prevent all the spam we've been getting. Now, whether the lack thereof means it's working or something else, I can't tell you.
My problem with my own email was caused by a dumb user: ME. Somehow I managed to add myself to my blocked address list! That's what happens when you get tons of spam a day, I guess. |
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Lizz
Premium
join:2002-10-22
Fullerton, CA
1 edit | reply to nwrickert
I will . . . I've been holding FOREVER 
PS Can you send yourself email successfully? |
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nwrickert
sand groper
Premium,MVM
join:2004-09-04
Geneva, IL
·AT&T U-Verse
·AT&T Midwest
| reply to Lizz
... because now I can't receive test emails I've sent myself! That's the possibility that was worrying me.
If you hear something, please post back.
And thanks, folk, for responding.
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