 | View Full Version : Yahoo's "This Is Spam" button Tropical Tundra 02-04-2003, 03:57 PM I have a yahoo email account, which I use for spam purposes. I hit the “This Is Spam” button to report spam but I wonder what Yahoo really does with that information. They must get thousands upon thousands per day reported. I’m just wondering if they actually do something with that or if it’s more of a placebo effect for the user? .Just curious what you all think about the “This is Spam” function on yahoo. Mesum 02-04-2003, 04:01 PM NOTHING HAPPENS! I have a friend who bought a webhosting plan with them including a domain name, now they wanted to move their domain name, Yahoo! does not gives you access to the domain name's panel........... Guess what? it's been month and half and they haven't reply about the domain name service........ now think about it yourself, how long will it take them to take care something from a free service. WPT Kyle 02-04-2003, 04:04 PM I think they probably look at some of them but you are right they couldn't possibly look at them all susannad 02-04-2003, 06:04 PM yea I still have a free email at yahoo and don't bother with the etime it takes to report the spam .. just delete and delete and delete I delete anything from anyone I don't know .. WPT Kyle 02-04-2003, 06:20 PM My aol e-mail gets around 50 spam emails a day Sticks 02-04-2003, 06:21 PM i dont like yahoo anymore i think it's dead! :) case 02-04-2003, 06:23 PM same here . they have a report button , but no way aol or yahoo has the man power to actually read and investigate each claim . I think they put those buttons on thier , to make anal people who cant understand that spam isnt going to stop ... feel better Gordo 02-04-2003, 11:13 PM When you report a spam message to yahoo, it's advanced software scanns the message you sent for the word spam. If the program finds it, your email to them is deleted. Crazy tastee! Hiccups 02-04-2003, 11:20 PM Originally posted by ConcreteHost My aol e-mail gets around 50 spam emails a day Kinda makes you laugh when you hear the 'You've got mail' thing on their commercials, like it is something special. :D Gordo 02-05-2003, 12:52 PM I'll volunteer to do the voiceover for the new message - "You've got spam". silversurfer 02-05-2003, 02:26 PM Originally posted by Hiccups Kinda makes you laugh when you hear the 'You've got mail' thing on their commercials, like it is something special. :D Maybe they should change it to "You got spam" :D |