I agree with Rick. It seems you were not expecting this invitation and that would make me very suspicious too. Ignore it or make a free account just to deal with this issue. Always listen to your inner alert and must be cautious. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: "DH (Rick) Holmes" <hayvan@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 6:42 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Temporary E-Mail > Cris, > > I would say be very, very careful. It is not a good idea to reveal too > much about yourself, your address etc on the internet. > Is the invitation to join the group signed? If no originating valid > evidence appears, I would not entertain it. But, what is the group you > are involved with have to say about it? Perhaps you could obtain help > from that source. > > But, I would say, you are already showing suspicion. Act accordingly, Cris > > Others will contribute to this, I am sure. > > All the best > > Rick H. > > > cris wrote: > > >Can you explain this to me please? > >I just ran into a situation - and wonder if this would be appropriate to use. > >I have a request to join a group I have - a very small intimate group at yahoo, that is unpublished. > >I would like to write to this individual to ask who they are - but I absolutely don't want them to have my real e-mail address. > >if this is not appropriate, does anyone have any suggestions as to where to send a message to this person from? > >There is a legitimate concern here. This could have been an accident - or a deliberate attempt to cause a problem. > >Thank you! > >CrisS > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: ~OoO~ > >To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 12:23 PM > >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Temporary E-Mail > > > >Awhile ago, there was a site that allowed you to set up a temporary email address that would self-destruct after a predetermined time. I forgot the site address, but no matter since the service is no longer available. > >But, for anyone interested, another site is doing the same thing: > >http://jetable.org/ > > > >Good for setting up an email address just to sign up here and there, and see who's sending you all that SPAM. > > > >---Troth > > > >To unsub or change your email settings: > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > >To access our Archives: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > >For more info: > >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > >To unsub or change your email settings: > >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > >To access our Archives: > >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > >For more info: > >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > For more info: > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk