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Date Posted: 23:46:33 12/25/01 Tue
Author: Susan W
Subject: Hello, SandyB! Chris's book has been delayed until after the holidays. I think that he came to realize that the book that he wanted to write was in conflict with his self-imposed timetable, so he decided in favor of the former. As for the unwanted e-mails...(r)
In reply to: SandyB 's message, "Does anybody know how to....." on 23:17:00 12/24/01 Mon

I wish I knew what to tell you. My in box has been turned into a toxic waste dump as well...and this is coming from someone who (at least in the past) has been a diligent spam hunter. I used to trace the offending e-mails back to the originating ISP's (which is usually not the "sender", BTW), complain to same, notify admins with open relays, etc. And for a long time, my strategies worked--I would get maybe one or two pieces of spam a year, tops. That changed when I inadvertantly made a slip with ezboard and neglected to uncheck the boxes that keep the spam away. Still, after a long battle, I thought I had the problem under control. Now, there's a new onslaught--and I think it's from a different source, but so far, I've no clue. I am wondering if someone is picking it up when we create links on MB's to our e-mails. Or perhaps it has something to do with cookies? I'm beginning to think that the technology to spam has leapt beyond my feeble understanding.

The good news is that "legitimate" e-mailers WILL remove you from their lists if you request that they do so (this is due to many people like me who hounded them so relentlessly that they decided to go "legit" as opposed to constantly having to find a new ISP). Some come in different guises and still need to be tracked to the home source. Some still do not offer a legitimate opt-out offer and must be tracked using the tried and true methods--let me know if this interests you and I will direct you to the needed resources.

Sorry for the long winded reply, but this problem has been frustrating to me as well.

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[> [> I think I must have boo-booed lately, too. My spam count jumped radically about a week ago. I'm just guessing but it may have been from on-line Christmas shopping. Cookies, cookies, everywhere, and not a decent calorie among them. (BTW, if you have AOL you will NEVER get rid of the problem. AOL is selling your addy to the spammers.) -- Zzoo, 11:54:05 12/26/01 Wed


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