And people who are dumb enough to respond to spam and the fake surveys... Without them SPAM would go away. ----- Original Message ----- From: Tina To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 11:46 AM Subject: [CTS] Re: Eric Thanks Hal! All sound like great suggestions and cautions. I'm gonna look for the "Popman" program. Spam is just soooo out of control anymore. I'd like to round up all the spammers and set their toes on fire.. but then, that's just me! :) Tee :) ----- Original Message ----- From: Hal Brown To: computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2005 9:43 AM Subject: [CTS] Re: Eric Just a word of caution about bouncing email. Take it for what its worth. I don't mean to tell anyone how to use email, or take away from... you get the idea. * You could be telling the spammer that you exist. The header info may be intact from you. * You may be acting as a reflector for the spammer. Perhaps the email originated from some ordinary user (zombie) before it got to you, and you are really bouncing back to him/her. * About %90 (I think) of the time the from header is forged, so it may be simply a waste of time. * Some spammers look for bounced messages to verify addresses. * Some ISPs frown on bounced messages. Personally, (plug for John <BG>) I use Linux for email and the Internet. I use Kmail, and it has built in bouncing. Having bounced a few messages over a long period of time I don't see any difference in the amount of spam I get. For Windows I suggest having a look at Popman. It allows you to see messages on the mail server before you download them, and therefore delete what you don't want before it gets to your computer. You can delete a mess of trouble this way. It's a free program, and can be found easily with Google. I also use negative filtering. I set up a mailbox - call it anything, mine is "Main". Filter all incoming that you want to go to that mailbox, and leave the inbox for spam. This also makes it easier to wipe out spam in a hurry. Again, just my thoughts about it. Hal On 08/17/2005 09:43 am, Tina wrote: > Good mornin' Pam, > > I use NAV. And I use SpamBully to bounce mail back to spammers (and > brother-in-laws that aren't to smart). I've even bounced back *good* mail > before by accident. Seems I get happy fingers when I'm on a "must destroy > spam" mission! LOL :) > > Tee -- Hal Brown --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Computer Talk Shop http://www.computertalkshop.com Un-subscribe/Vacation, http://www.computertalkshop.com/list_options.htm List HowTo: http://www.computertalkshop.com/faq.htm To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://computertalkshop.com/other_cts_lists.htm ---------------------------------------------------------------------------