[real-eyes] Re: Spam? and what can be done about it?
- From: "Mitchell D. Lynn" <mlynn@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:54:26 -0600
Good thoughts. I would also add that one should get a throw-away account or
two through some service like Gmail for list subscriptions, newsletter
subscriptions and for those ubiquitous forums.
Also, for your main account, try to avoid using something obvious like the
defaults Road Runner supplies: mlynn as an example; ditto for first.last
-----Original Message-----
From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
On Behalf Of Jim Ellsworth
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 9:47 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Spam? and what can be done about it?
Hi Andrea,
I believe changing providers is only a temporary fix. When it comes to spam
I believe we cause most of our own problems. The best cure is to prevent it
in the first place. Maybe 5-6 or so years ago we were getting quite a lot
of spam so I called Brighthouse and some really nice customer service rep
allowed me to change my master e mail address without affecting my entire
account in any way. They told me they don't normally do this. Since that
time I've learned quite a bit about preventing span.
Rule number one is if you get spam messages that have an unsubscribe link do
not under any circumstances use it. All you are doing is sending a response
saying, "hello, send me more". Just mark it as junk so if they send more
from the same address it will filter to the junk folder.
Watch out what you subscribe to. Signing up for newsletters and the like
can sometimes get you in trouble. All to often we don't bother to read the
privacy policy when we probably should.
I think that spyware and other types of malware are also at fault especially
the type that "phones home" telling someone at the other end where you are.
Actually, the type of spam protection that Roadrunner is using is probably
the most affective once you have the problem itself. It can take time
though to overcome the problem and it may never completely go away. I used
to use a program called Cloudmark that worked like that and it worked
remarkably well.
Since changing my e mail address and being more careful about what I do and
where I go as well as what I sign up for I now only get maybe 6 spam
messages a week and I can live with that. I don't respond to any of them in
any way and simply filter them to junk. Whether or not you switch providers
or not you might want to try to figure out ways to prevent this from
happening again. Oh, and I never send my contact info like e mail address
or phone numbers etc to a public list. People are out there harvesting e
mail addresses from lists just for the purpose of spam.
Thanks,
Jim
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrea Breier
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2012 10:29 AM
To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Spam? and what can be done about it?
You know that is the weird thing, I used to never have a problem and it just
started with no obvious changes on my system. That is why I went to rr about
it. This is just one more excuse for me to run right over to Google when
they start providing services here in KC. I am under no contract and am
free to go when ever I want.
Hugs, AJ
Recipe for happiness: Live with enthusiasm, smile for no reason, love
without conditions, act with purpose, listen with your heart, and laugh
often.
NET SECURITY: When forwarding email messages please consider your
obligation to erase all names and email addresses. And send the message by
using BCC (Blind Copy) and you will avoid spammers and viruses on the net.
Thank you.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patrick Palmer " <jenpat@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 6:57 PM
Subject: [real-eyes] Re: Spam? and what can be done about it?
> Yeah change providers I have none!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:real-eyes-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Andrea Breier
> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 12:26 PM
> To: real-eyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [real-eyes] Spam? and what can be done about it?
>
> I used to never hret junk mail messages in my inbox, and now I do. It is
> not as bad as what I have seen in other situations but I do not want any.
> I
> contacted Road Runner and explained my situation to them and they provided
> me with an email address where I could forward the spam as an attachment
> and
> they would add it to their block senders list. As I understand it, this
> would also block these spam messages from other customers and theirs would
> block from me as well. This still doesn't help. I still receive repeat
> emails and I haven't found anyone there that can recommend anything or
> anyone else to have me talk to about this problem. I have also started
> blocking these senders, but I don't like the idea of filling up my deleted
> items folder with these unwanted email messages. I am running windows
> essentials and windows xp and outlook express. On my laptop I am running
> windows 7 and windows mail as my email client and I get some of them there
> as well. Does anyone have a
> nything else I could try?
> Hugs, AJ
> Recipe for happiness: Live with enthusiasm, smile for no reason, love
> without conditions, act with purpose, listen with your heart, and laugh
> often.
>
> NET SECURITY: When forwarding email messages please consider your
> obligation to erase all names and email addresses. And send the message
> by
> using BCC (Blind Copy) and you will avoid spammers and viruses on the net.
>
> Thank you.
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