Absolutely correct!! That's how people get SPAM ,chuckle> Using a temp address is a good thing to do. Here's the one I use, primarily= for purchases, etc., so I get a receipt, but no SPAM later. It's in= French, but intuitive. Select "8 jours" which means eight days -- that's= how long it will be valid. http://www.jetable.org/fr/index =A0 Regards from Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy", =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 ,,,,,,,, =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=D4=BF=D4=AC =A0 =A0Cincinnati, Ohio Scottsdale, Arizona --------------------------------- Thursday, 3/3/2005, @ 1:40:33 PM EST --------------------------------- You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D|:o:|=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 10:10:50 -0500, Bluebelle wrote: =A0 | =A0 Your point is good but I send jokes to people who forward my =A0 | =A0 email address because they do not know how to cut and paste or =A0 | =A0 forward without cutting addresses, AOL People seem to have a =A0 | =A0 particular problem with this for some reason. So I have been =A0 | =A0 writing from a throwaway address lately (hotmail rather than my =A0 | =A0 main address, maybe I will go to gmail for this since hotmail is =A0 | =A0 rather slow and balky sometimes). =A0 | =A0 Someone I did NOT know actually answered one of the jokes I had =A0 | =A0 sent to someone on my list. By accident --but that means my =A0 | =A0 address is being sent out to potentially thousands of people. =A0I =A0 | =A0 have requested several times that they not forward my messages =A0 | =A0 but cut and paste but I continue to get hundreds of email =A0 | =A0 addresses forwarded to me so I know they are not cutting them out. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Since there are a few people who reply it is not practical to =A0 | =A0 send an address that is completely anonymous. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 Bluebelle =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 ----- Original Message ----- =A0 | =A0 From: "~OoO~" <SirTroth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0 | =A0 To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> =A0 | =A0 Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:23 AM =A0 | =A0 Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 | =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Actually, that's incorrect. I can put whatever I want in =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 the FROM address, and going into the properties will NOT =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 give you the correct email address its coming from. You can =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 see my IP address and my ISP that I used, most of the time, =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 but if I don't enter my email address you'll never see it =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 in the properties cause the information was never sent out. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Even the ISP doesn't know what it is, in a sense. They only =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 know what account of theirs was used =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 to send the email. They haven't a clue if it was me, my =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 wife, my son, etc. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 About not showing your address and the reasoning... well, =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 yes, I can see WHY =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 you wouldn't want people to see it... but, why would you =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 send anyone a joke =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 or article or anything interesting for that matter without =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 your email address? Unless you're entering who its from in =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 the body, sending mail without a FROM address doesn't seem =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 very useful for me (unless with malicious or deceiving =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 intent), cause... well, let me give you me, for example. If =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 I receive an email and its from someone I don't know or =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 from a blank email addy, I don't even bother with the =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 REPLYING bit to see what shows up in the address field. I =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 just delete it. I don't bother with it. I would assume most =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 people are the same. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 ---Troth =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 -----Original Message----- =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Cris =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:07 AM To: =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 sending emails. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 BUT - you guys - you can put whatever you want it to say, =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 and I can still go into the properties in the e-mail and =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 see your address that it actually was sent from. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 and - the reason that you wouldn't want your address =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 showing is because of the - I was going to say hundreds, =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 but I think it''s more like thousands - of people who =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 forward jokes etc. and never, ever remove ANY of the =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 original senders =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 information. so it goes out all over the internet, and is =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 scooped up by unscroupulous people, and you get more and =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 more spam. plus - viruses from people who have that e-mail =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 that has your e-mail address sitting in it. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Cris =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 ----- Original Message ----- =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 From: The Keyboard Cowboy =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:06 PM =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Right.. well, its just masking it, but the email addy still =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 goes with the =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 mail... whether its in the FROM field or REPLY-TO field. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 But... most ISP's =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 don't have checks to verify the originating email address. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 So, you can pretty much put any address in there, and it'll =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 work. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Such as... this specific post. Looks like its coming from =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 The Keyboard Cowboy himself... but, hence, it is only Sir =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Troth. :o) =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 ---Troth =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 -----Original Message----- =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of The =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Keyboard Cowboy Sent: Wednesday, March 02, 2005 10:58 PM =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 To: ~OoO~ Subject: -=3DPCTechTalk=3D- Re: when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Actually, it depends on the e-mail program =A0In Poco, you =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 can leave out your=3D =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 e-mail address, name, etc. =A0 But you know, of course, that =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 all anyone has=3D =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 to do is hit reply and the e-mail address will be apparent. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 Regards from =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Bob -- the "Keyboard Cowboy", =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 ,,,,,,,, =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0 =3DA0=3DD4=3DBF=3DD4=3DAC =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 =3DA0Cincinnati, Ohio =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Scottsdale, Arizona =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 --------------------------------- =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Wednesday, 3/2/2005, @ 10:57:07 PM EST =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 --------------------------------- =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 visit. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 ~Author Unknown =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0= =3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D|:o:|=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 3D=3D3 D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D=3D3D =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 20:04:55 -0500, ~OoO~ wrote: =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 Well... you can't hide it, but nothing says you =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 can't lie about =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 it. Just put a bogus email address as the FROM =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 address in your =3DA0 | =3DA0 client. =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 ---Troth =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 | =3DA0 -----Original Message----- =3DA0 | =3DA0 =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Behalf Of =3DA0 | =3DA0 sandy1943@xxxxxxxxxxxxx =3DA0 | =3DA0 Sent: =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 Wednesday, March 02, 2005 11:48 AM =3DA0 | =3DA0 To: =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 "Undisclosed-Recipient:;"@freelists.org =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 Subject: -=3D3DPCTechTalk=3D3D- when sending emails. =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 I have discovered that I can send my emails ALL =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 in BCC and so no =3DA0 | =3DA0 one can get the addy's of =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 friends if someone forwards =3DA0but is =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 there a way to protect MY Name from going out? =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0Seems like I =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 might have seen that somewhere but can't recall =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 how they did it =A0 | =A0 =A0| =A0 =3DA0 | =3DA0 or where I saw it, does anyone know about this? 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