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Ron · #16 05-19-2002, 12:50 PM

Thanks for passing on this great information Jakaleena, I'm sending it to all my personal contacts.

Jakaleena · #17 05-19-2002, 12:57 PM

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Originally posted by Ron
Thanks for passing on this great information Jakaleena, I'm sending it to all my personal contacts.

You're very welcome. My first and foremost rule these days is that I NEVER put my REAL address ANYWHERE on the web. I used to do that, and it really did get me good and spammed....

If for some reason I can't use one of the other email options I mentioned, I just don't register or use the website.

jeaniesa · #18 05-19-2002, 10:16 PM

Wow - GREAT info Jak!! Thanks so much for posting it here.

As usual, I learn new (and useful) things here every day!

Jeanie

Jakaleena · #19 05-19-2002, 11:44 PM

Thanks Jeanie. I REALLY hate getting junk mail in my personal email box. I have really gotten on a vendetta against it lately. I hope this stuff is helpful. I'd love to see those guys have absolutely no one to send that crap to!

I just wanted to add a couple of things to that. I also do things to try to keep from contributing to my friends and family getting spammed.

1. I always BCC emails I send to multiple recipients instead of using To or CC. BCC is Blind Carbon Copy, and it just means that the email addresses of the recipients will remain invisible. That way, because so much gets forwarded, I'm not inadvertantly passing other people's addys around the net to Gawd Knows Who!

2. I either cut and re-paste messages to be forwarded or erase any residual addresses of anyone left on it.

Also, I just had a relative mention today that he thinks that spammers are getting his address from those free e-card places since he has a few people prone to sending e-cards to him. I am not one to really send many e-cards, but I have sent a couple in the past. I think I'll keep that in mind when I'm trying to protect my friends addys. I'd hate to be the one passing THEIR info around to spammers!

fugitive · #20 05-20-2002, 08:35 AM

Jak: There is an app one can use that sends the spam back to the source. I may even have d/l it. I loose stuff in my HD. I'll look for it today.

If I had a fast connection, I would send a big graphics file, like 20mb, to jam up their mail.
Greg

Jakaleena · #21 05-20-2002, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by fugitive
Jak: There is an app one can use that sends the spam back to the source.

I just got one! Somebody else recommended it to me and it is WAAAYYYY cool! It previews mail from the server and you can bounce spam back to it's source before it's downloaded so that it looks like they have a bad address. And it's FREE!

It's at www.mailwasher.net