On Thu, 14 Jun 2007 22:27:26 -0400 J Messeder said:

> I do that -- couldn't fit into the sentence the way I've selected which 
> cookies -- and other things, like pop-ups -- to expire when I kill the 
> browser, or after leaving a session.
> I guess my trouble is I know enough about why I should be worried -- 
> ignorance, it is said, can be bliss. On the other hand, another fairly 
> wise person said just cause you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out 
> to get you.
> On the other hand, we all, including me, take risks every day. We fill 

How many "other hands" do you have, anyway? :)

> out applications at nearly every store we patronize just to get a few 

I don't.  I have a few such discount cards, but only a few, where I
think they'll do me the most good.

> cents off on the dollar, and put ourselves on mailing lists they use to 
> target our shopping habits, and then sell to others who want us to 
> patronize there establishments.
> (If you want to track what happens to your name and address, try 
> misspelling your name and see how many things start showing up in your 
> mailbox with the incorrectly spelled moniker.)

Exactly why I use multiple email addresses, so I can track where things
came from.

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