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| Not so quick |
 Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 12:28 am |
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| so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list? |
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| Chain Smoker |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 2:21 am |
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"Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
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Quote: so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
Yes, and it is not by downloading those worthless "evidence eliminator" type
programs either. Just go into your browser and find the selection to delete
cookies. Delete them. That's where the underhanded web sites harvest your
info from.
Obviously, you want to use a "throwaway" email address when subscribing to
most websites that require it as well.
These two steps should drastically reduce the amount of spam in your inbox.
Also, very important, if you get random spam (some folks seem to randomly
generate email addresses for the most popular domains and send them out
"fishing" for hits) do not respond to that spam in any way, shape, or form.
It only tells the sender that your email address is a valid one.
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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 12/11/2003 |
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| andy-k |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 6:54 am |
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"Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
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Quote: so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
1. Get two new email addresses, A1 for personal contacts and A2 for
public access, so that you can change the A2 without having to inform
all your friends.
2. Delete you old email address, and inform all your personal contacts
of your new personal contact address A1.
3. Set up a newsgroup account on A2.
4. Assuming you're using Outlook Express, in A2 go to Tools, Accounts,
Options, Mail, Properties, and set up your user name to "Not so quick"
(or perhaps something even better), and your email address to something
absurd so that spam won't get through to you
(e.g. shove.your.spam@up.your.arse).
5. If you wish to let somebody on a newsgroup have your email address,
then give them A2, and via A2 you can give them privileged access (i.e.
A1) if you wish.
6. If you start receiving spam on A2 then you can change it without
inconvenience. |
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| andy-k |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 7:34 am |
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Errata and omissions:
"andy-k" <spam.free@last> wrote in message
news:X0WFb.155$Lm5.30@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net...
Quote: "Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
news:KnQFb.47819$pY.12295@fed1read04...
so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
1. Get two new email addresses, A1 for personal contacts and A2 for
public access, so that you can change the A2 without having to inform
all your friends.
2. Delete you old email address, and inform all your personal contacts
of your new personal contact address A1.
2A. Link your new email addresses A1 into your existing account on
Outlook Express.
2B. Use Tools, Accounts, Add, News, to set up a new Outlook Express
account, and link it to A2, calling it something like NGps.
Quote: 3. Set up your newsgroup account on NGps.
4. Assuming you're using Outlook Express, in NGps go to Tools,
Accounts, Options, Mail, Properties, and set up your user name to
"Not so quick" (or perhaps something even better), and your email
address to something absurd so that spam won't get through to you
(e.g. shove.your.spam@up.your.arse).
Replace in above: in NGps go to Tools, Accounts, *News*, Properties and
set up your newsgroup details.
Go to (...)Mail, Properties to set up your standard email properties,
with valid email address, so that you can communicate with standard
email on via A2 (NGps).
Quote: 5. If you wish to let somebody on a newsgroup have your email address,
then give them A2, and via A2 you can give them privileged access A1)
if you wish.
6. If you start receiving spam on A2 then you can change it without
inconvenience. |
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| Immortalist |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 1:57 pm |
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"Miller" <chumley702NOSSSSPAM@chartermi.net> wrote in message
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"Chain Smoker" <joe@noname.com> wrote in message
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"Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
news:KnQFb.47819$pY.12295@fed1read04...
so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
Yes, and it is not by downloading those worthless "evidence eliminator"
type
programs either. Just go into your browser and find the selection to
delete
cookies. Delete them. That's where the underhanded web sites harvest
your
info from.
Just be forwarned that this is also where your demographic cookies
are--the
ones that hold passwords, usernamers, mailing info, etc. for any sites you
frequent (like many user group sites such as on Yahoo or AOL and retail
sites like Amazon.com.) Once these cookies are erased, you will find
that
you will have to re-enter all this stuff next time you want to use their
sites.
Scott
Thats why like skunk indicated about programs that deal with this kinds
stuff, some of them will find a cookie that is active and you can surgically
delete it, for free.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
You may find all active cookies but not know that a couple of them are
necessary to hack the program like in http://www.kazza-lite.net/
[actually if you are already jackin the highway try and find the latest hack
of kazza kazzalite.....many features verge on legality and enhance
downloading of any file on any computer.]
Just downloaded the movie ExistenZ, watched it again twice and deleted it,
because of something someone said recently in here. I can see why the
business is upset for most people wouldn't use it that way.
Quote:
Obviously, you want to use a "throwaway" email address when subscribing
to
most websites that require it as well.
These two steps should drastically reduce the amount of spam in your
inbox.
Also, very important, if you get random spam (some folks seem to
randomly
generate email addresses for the most popular domains and send them out
"fishing" for hits) do not respond to that spam in any way, shape, or
form.
It only tells the sender that your email address is a valid one.
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 12/11/2003
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| Dare |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 5:22 pm |
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| Wordsmith |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 10:40 pm |
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"andy-k" <spam.free@last> wrote in message news:<9CWFb.165$Lm5.156@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net>...
Quote: Errata and omissions:
"andy-k" <spam.free@last> wrote in message
news:X0WFb.155$Lm5.30@newsfep3-gui.server.ntli.net...
"Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
news:KnQFb.47819$pY.12295@fed1read04...
so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
1. Get two new email addresses, A1 for personal contacts and A2 for
public access, so that you can change the A2 without having to inform
all your friends.
2. Delete you old email address, and inform all your personal contacts
of your new personal contact address A1.
2A. Link your new email addresses A1 into your existing account on
Outlook Express.
2B. Use Tools, Accounts, Add, News, to set up a new Outlook Express
account, and link it to A2, calling it something like NGps.
3. Set up your newsgroup account on NGps.
4. Assuming you're using Outlook Express, in NGps go to Tools,
Accounts, Options, Mail, Properties, and set up your user name to
"Not so quick" (or perhaps something even better), and your email
address to something absurd so that spam won't get through to you
(e.g. shove.your.spam@up.your.arse).
Replace in above: in NGps go to Tools, Accounts, *News*, Properties and
set up your newsgroup details.
Go to (...)Mail, Properties to set up your standard email properties,
with valid email address, so that you can communicate with standard
email on via A2 (NGps).
5. If you wish to let somebody on a newsgroup have your email address,
then give them A2, and via A2 you can give them privileged access A1)
if you wish.
6. If you start receiving spam on A2 then you can change it without
inconvenience.
I changed my Google addy from "wordsmith@rocketmail.com" to
"wordsmith@NOSPAMrocketmail.com" days ago, and the modified address
hasn't yet appeared on Google. How long does it take to kick in?
Hope ya don't mind the digressive interjection!
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| Zen Skunk |
| Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2003 11:23 pm |
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And then you went and posted your e-mail address on Usenet. Yer fucked now.
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| andy-k |
| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 3:39 am |
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"Wordsmith" <wordsmith@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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I changed my Google addy from "wordsmith@rocketmail.com" to
"wordsmith@NOSPAMrocketmail.com" days ago, and the modified address
hasn't yet appeared on Google. How long does it take to kick in?
Hope ya don't mind the digressive interjection!
Wordsy
I've no experience with newsgroup accounts on Google, and so I'm not
sure what you're asking.
When I get a new address from my ISP the address is available
immediately.
When I link an address into an account on Outlook Express, the link is
effective immediately.
You have a valid email address at the top of this post, and so the
spamming bastards already know this address. There is no way you will
completely eradicate all incoming spam on this address now -- you must
ditch it, get a couple of new ones, link them in to two new accounts as
laid out in my second email, and *do not make your new addresses
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| Immortalist |
| Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:31 pm |
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"Dare" <clydadare@UNSPAMhotmail.com> wrote in message
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Quote: "Immortalist" <Reanimater_2000@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Thats why like skunk indicated about programs that deal with this kinds
stuff, some of them will find a cookie that is active and you can
surgically
delete it, for free.
http://www.lavasoft.de/software/adaware/
Does a firewall like ZoneAlarm help?
Yes, but if the program needs to lower the firewall, like with some games
and downloading programs, then there might be a vulnerability when you
desire to let others into your computer.
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| andy-k |
| Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2003 2:09 pm |
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"andy-k" <spam.free@last> wrote in message
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I've no experience with newsgroup accounts on Google, and so I'm not
sure what you're asking.
Correction: I forgot that I'd tried to use Google instead of my ISP when
I was trying to rid myself of spam, and Google's reply was:
"We require a valid email address to post to Google Groups. If you don't
want your normal email address to be listed, we encourage you to sign up
for an anonymous account with one of the many free email services
available on the web and to post from that account."
Suggest you set up two email accounts, one for personal use, and one for
Google groups. Give the latter account a name that makes it obvious you
won't be reading any email from it (e.g. "dummy.account@rocketmail.com),
and let the input queue fill up with spam until your ISP won't accept
any new messages into the queue, whereupon the spammer will get a
message to that effect. He won't read it, of course, but at least you
won't be fielding all his shit. |
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| Charles Newman |
| Posted: Sun Dec 28, 2003 9:04 pm |
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X-No-Archive: Yes
"Chain Smoker" <joe@noname.com> wrote in message news:<bs8qeo$f17$01$1@news.t-online.com>...
Quote: "Not so quick" <goodideaSSPPAAMM@lvcm.com> wrote in message
news:KnQFb.47819$pY.12295@fed1read04...
so that I won't get put on a mass mailing list?
Yes, and it is not by downloading those worthless "evidence eliminator" type
programs either. Just go into your browser and find the selection to delete
cookies. Delete them. That's where the underhanded web sites harvest your
info from.
Obviously, you want to use a "throwaway" email address when subscribing to
most websites that require it as well.
Some sites wont accept Email addresses from free hosts like Yahoo or MSN.
One chat room I like to go to warns that anyone using an address from Yahoo,
MSN, or nym remailers, such as nym.alias.net will be banned. So check with
your site you want to use first
Quote:
These two steps should drastically reduce the amount of spam in your inbox.
Also, very important, if you get random spam (some folks seem to randomly
generate email addresses for the most popular domains and send them out
"fishing" for hits) do not respond to that spam in any way, shape, or form.
It only tells the sender that your email address is a valid one.
---
Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.551 / Virus Database: 343 - Release Date: 12/11/2003 |
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