Re: Did I just discover a law of usenet spam?

On 3/16/2024 12:49 PM, D wrote:
> Hello usenet fans,
> 
> Recently I configured my leafnode to discard all messages that are 
> cross-posted to more than 3 groups, and lo and behold! The amount of 
> spam has almost disappeared.
> 
> Could this be a discovered "law of usenet"?
> 
> "The more cross-posts, the less the value of the message."
> 
> Maybe?
> 
> Best regards,
> Daniel
> 

Isn't that what most people filter out? It's really rare for a message 
with more than three groups in to have anything of value.
It used to be that combined with filtering Google Groups that was an 
easy way to keep your groups readable.