I haven't had a spam in years. The reason is that I use http://www.mailshell.com One can use their "Pro" service which is what I have. A domain name is obtained which allows an unlimited number of email addresses to be utilized. No website is necessary and I don't have one. Anyway, when I need an email address for a specific purpose, for example when I get a new piece of software from a new company I create a new address for that company (i.e.: [email protected]...) to obtain mailings announcing improvements, etc. Then if I suddenly begin to get spam addressed to that address I know that it has either been "mined" from their website (by use of a spider program), or worse, my address has been sold to spammers (something most legitimate companies avoid doing). All I have to do to avoid further spam is to kill the offending address and poof...no more spam. Presently I have eighty five addresses using that method and have no problem whatsoever with spam.
I am not sure what the yearly charge is for this service (it is nominal considering the benefits), but I know that for me the spam problem doesn't exist any more. Of course I do have about six levels of security on my PC including anti-virus, anti-worm, anti-malware and so forth. It behooves one to also be aware of opening email attachments and the consequences involved in doing so. The method described above is just another one available in the ongoing struggle against the constant irritation of spam. Jim Wright -----Original Message----- From: Ode Coyote Every time I change my email address, spam goes to nearly zero then gradually builds up for the next few years. It's possible you have as much spam as you do because many of your friends use Outlook?? Another way is to use an old slow [way cheap]computer with it's own email address for nothing but personal email..same monitor and stuff can be used with a switch. Don't use common people names or names of things and a number in an email address because address generator programs do that first and second. Ode At 10:24 AM 2/27/2006 -0500, you wrote: >Speaking of spam, I have got to do something. This morning I had 10,000 >spam messages, and I am going to not get anything done today but delete >spams from my box. I am using Netscape and eudora for my mail, and I need a >good spam buster. The server has spam assissian on it, but even at 90% >effectiveness I still get over 1,000 through it over a weekend. It seems >that every time I look for a good spam program they tell me I have to >switch to outlook for my mail client, but there is no way I am trading spam >for viruses and worms, I would rather deal with the spam. > >Any suggestions? > >Marshall > >"M. G. Devour" wrote: > > > Hi everybody! Your list owner is ON THE JOB!!! > > > > Okay, when one of these investment posts came through from somebody > > calling themselves [email protected], I figured that a member thought it > > was interesting and sent it along. It would have been nice if they had > > said something so we knew why they wanted to post it, but, in fact, it > > was talking about using ozone for food sanitation... a relatively > > obvious alternative health reference. > > > > Then a *second* copy comes under a different Subject line, from the > > same address. Now this starts looking like SPAM. > > > > So I went and checked the subscriber file and we don't even *have* a > > [email protected] ... and when you think about it the odds of anyone > > even having an address like b...@... from any large domain is pretty > > much nil. I'm sure [email protected] was taken the first day verizon was > > handing out userid's, probably to an employee, and that person is > > unlikely to be a member here. It's most likely a forgery. > > > > Digging a bit deeper, it turns out these *were* spam, and they got > > posted because we have an extremely similar user name already > > subscribed, and I had the threshold for accepting submissions set to > > "tight" but not "exact," and that was good enough to let it through. > > > > I've changed it now so the list server requires an *exact* match to the > > subscriber list entry. I hope this won't cause anyone a problem > > posting. If that happens, let me know. My personal e-mail address is in > > the footer at the bottom of every list message. > > > > Thought you'd all like to know... <GRIN> > > > > Be well, > > > > Mike D. > > list security guard... <sigh> > > > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > > Date forwarded: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:47:20 -0800 > > From: "Bill" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Date sent: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 20:47:19 -0500 > > Forwarded by: [email protected] > > Send reply to: [email protected] > > Subject: CS>Investors profit on last minute trading > > > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > > > Ticker Symbol: PDSC.PK Buy Aggressively > > > > Last Trade: 0.082 > > AVG Vol: 1,107,198 > > Short Term Target: +0.67 > > Long Term Target: +2.00 > > > > We believe serious news is on the horizon that can blow the lid off the > > stock like a powder-keg > > > > PDSC is poised to be the standard for the multi-billion dollar food > > safety industry. Its food sanitation process improves organic and > > non-organic foods. Billions of American, and International, consumers > > will receive quality, non-toxic, fresh fruits, vegetables and meats. > > > > An estimated 76 million Americans suffer from food-borne illnesses > > every year, an issue which concerns food producers, processors and > > retailers. > > > > [the rest deleted...] > > > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > > > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > > [[email protected] ] > > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > > -- > > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0/269 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 > > > > >-- >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.0 - Release Date: 2/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. 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