so far me either...knock on wood..the spam I get if any goes to the hotpop account or whatever.. ----- Original Message ----- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 3:36 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: hotpop ? > ahh!! thank you! > I'm understanding it better now! > LOL I don't know what I thought they would do if I faked the info - > I was surprised at what all they asked! I mean - politics? that's a dangerous > subject!! > CrisS > ----- Original Message ----- > From: zat > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:06 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: hotpop ? > > > I've been using Hotpop for almost a year now, no problems. As to the info > they ask for, fake it. I certainly didn't use my real name or address. Don't > worry, they won't send out the Internet Police to arrest you. ;¬) > > Yes your IP addy will show in the headers, when you send an email it will > say it's from Hotpop in the from line but when viewing 'all' headers the IP > addy will show. Even signing into Yahoo etc. mail and sending email your ip > will show. Only way around that is to use a Anon remailing service. > > As to spammers they would spam the address you're mailing from, i.e. Hotpop. > I've never (knock on wood) been spammed at my ISP email because of using > another POP email account. > > HTH > zat > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "PCTechTalk" <PCTechTalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 7:26 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- hotpop ? > > > > For those of you who suggested hotpop as a free e-mail service - or those > who > > use it. > > How many popus are there on their free service - and how many advertising > > e-mails? > > It says that my ip address will appear in the headers - can spammers find > me > > thru that? > > > > what are the pro's and cons!! I'm signing up - and am on the page where it > asks > > for my life's history! gender, age, political preference, education, > career, > > household income, etc. etc. I gather that for the free service it is > mandatory > > that I answer all of these questions. > > makes me a little concerned..... > > > > thoughts please!!!! > > Thx!! > > CrisS > > > 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