[pchelpers] Re: database

I thought it would be fun and started putting in my name and then you go so
far and you have to pay !!! Of  course I stopped but now they hound me with
junk mail and say join join join ..... every week.  Have had to block them
..... don't touch it !!!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed" <edwestern@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: [pchelpers] Re: database


> Name, email, birth year, maiden name. Now you could use a throwaway email
> address as most should have I think, but many will input their only email,
&
> the other info. A large database of that info is one more bank for some
> Neanderthal to abuse. They look to be legit & have instituted safeguards
but
> so have others who lost cc #'s, etc. And what is the great benefit to the
> legitimate user to be part of such a database?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Durham" <john.modec@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <pchelpers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 6:25 PM
> Subject: [pchelpers] Re: database
>
>
> : It is an interesting idea. Having such a large database of names, email
> : addresses and interests could have many good uses, but there are
> : possible ways to put it to bad uses too. Apparently, the designers of
> : the system have taken some careful steps to ensure proper use. Did you
> : call it scary because of concern that some of these measure could be
> : breeched? (I like the idea of preventing the same email address from
> : being entered twice. It prevents anyone from receiving more than one
> : referral message from the system.)
> :
>
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