RobBob Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I've been getting some interesting spam emails the past few days ...just got one from Igor Barks... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelle Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I get a ton of penis enlargement spam, which always cracks me up. I've also been getting a bunch of emails with sanskrit type lettering. Have no idea what those people want... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 i dont get spam... you's must be doing something wrong... like shopping for porn or visiting al jazeera a few too many times. i have had the same e-mail for 5 years with mabe 100 spams in that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpinfox Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 ehmmic said: I've also been getting a bunch of emails with sanskrit type lettering. Have no idea what those people want... Â They probably want to sell you a penis enlargement device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dru Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 somebody hacked our work email server in New Yawk City and stole the list of our email addys.... since then I have got about 2 dozen Nigerian Banking and other scams.... "Block Sender!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 My problem is that my email address has gotten "public" due to listings at trade shows, then the lists being subsequesntly sold I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 create a junk e-mail for that purpose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobBob Posted November 5, 2003 Author Share Posted November 5, 2003 hmmmm...actually a lot of that may be coming in on the junk email As a control-freak boss, I have the junk account and the incorrect addresses defaulting to me. but I do have my personal acct in some overseas trade listings... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtguide Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 scott_harpell said: i dont get spam... you's must be doing something wrong... like shopping for porn or visiting al jazeera a few too many times. i have had the same e-mail for 5 years with mabe 100 spams in that time. Â Wow.Maybe you could give me some advice on what to do;most days I get around 50-80 spam emails.Any help would be appreciated.I am kind of a computer novice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I use a blocker called cloudmark. Gets about 75% and sends it to a spam file automtically. You can try it free for 30 days. Then it's about $4 a month. Here's their little promotion. I already have a big penis, great interest rate on my house, a car I like, no credit card debt and a stack of porn magazines.  I think you should try a new product called SpamNet that stops spam immediately. One month FREE and easy to use. For me, SpamNet has stopped over 90% of my spam already!    Here is the good part—If a spam does slip thru, then you click on the Block button and it will block that spam from your email, my email and the email of tens of thousands of other SpamNet users. So, every time you Block a spam you are helping me and lots of other people stop spam.  Please join me in the fight against spam by clicking on the link below.  Click here to try it now. http://www.cloudmark.com/  System Requirements:  Outlook 2000/2002/XP Outlook Express is coming soon Windows 98/2000/XP Thanks  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catbirdseat Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I suspect that spammers will use a given return address once per mailing. So if you block that address it has no impact whatsoever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 Mtguide said: scott_harpell said: i dont get spam... you's must be doing something wrong... like shopping for porn or visiting al jazeera a few too many times. i have had the same e-mail for 5 years with mabe 100 spams in that time. Â Wow.Maybe you could give me some advice on what to do;most days I get around 50-80 spam emails.Any help would be appreciated.I am kind of a computer novice. Â shit! what kidna email are you using... try bumping up the filter if you already haven't... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Parker Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 catbirdseat said: I suspect that spammers will use a given return address once per mailing. So if you block that address it has no impact whatsoever. Â some do, some don't. nothing you can do about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott_J Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 I have a fire wall, a pop up stopper and a spam device that seems to work real well as well as all the virus stuff etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_harpell Posted November 5, 2003 Share Posted November 5, 2003 also look at anti spy-ware stuff... my machine works soo much faster since i killed all that gator crap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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