Hi Michael, I received a spam response from the friends page as well. But, I get so much spam anyway (from the web in general, not your site), that it didn't bug me. I just deleted it. It was the typical Nigerian type scam involving millions of dollars, bank transfers, etc.
Who falls for that stuff anyway? Best regards, MikeG On 8/5/09, Michael Blood <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I have been alerted by at least 3 people that a > Spam mailing, specifically citing my IN DEPTH > FRIENDS PAGE (kindly hosted by that king of > Web pages, Paul Harris & his partner in crime, > The ingenious Jim Tobin) > First: this particular spam actually cited my > Page as their source - I assume to "gain" a sense of > "honesty" or "affiliation." I can think of no other reason > (unless I get really paranoid and start suspecting someone > Is ticked at me and wants to taint my endeavors - seams > Highly unlikely) > Second: one must realize spammers have a wide > Arsenal of methods of getting email addresses. Spam > Is the dog poop on the lawn - yet we all continue to > Have lawns (except that clever devil, Geoff Notkin, > Who has sand and cactus). > Those that want to remove their email address > >From their IN DEPTH FRIENDS PAGE, go for it - > You can edit it out just as you edited in any and all > Information there. HOWEVER, that will be a drop > In the bucket, as spamming bastards, as I said, will > Get your email address so many ways it would blow > Your mind - it starts when you GET an email address, > Expands when you email ANYONE, visit ANY net > Site, order anything on the net, receive email, etc. > Every conceivable method one could think of > (and MANY one would not think of) is used. > I would be amazed if there is not an ebook available > For spammers! > Anyway, the point is, if you want to edit out your email > Address you can do so just as you put it in but the effect > On the amount of spam you receive will likely be unnoticeable. > Sorry this is how it is. > Best wishes, Michael > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Florida, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Personal Site - http://www.glassthrower.com FaceBook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale Twitter - Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone eBay - http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/maypickle .......................................................... ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
