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Theft of FR Identity
email | 4/18/08 | pabianice

Posted on 04/18/2008 6:00:43 AM PDT by pabianice

This morning I logged in to find 118 emails in my inbox. They were "returned mail for error" and each was a porno spam sent by someone using my FR email address. I have no idea how many were sent that reached someone succesfully. Is there someway to prevent/stop this? Thanks.


TOPICS: Business/Economy
KEYWORDS: faq; fr; spam
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To: pabianice
Is there someway to prevent/stop this?

Yes. Stop sending porn in your sleep!

(Just kidding!)

21 posted on 04/18/2008 6:32:53 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Allegra

donate.
@freerepublic.com email addresses are valid for 1 year after a donation -at least that’s what my account says.


22 posted on 04/18/2008 6:34:57 AM PDT by absolootezer0 ( Detroit: we're so bad, even our mayor is a criminal)
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To: Allegra
You didn't know you could have one? Mine is menageatrois@freerepublic.com.
23 posted on 04/18/2008 6:36:03 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: ZX12R
Wallaby damned ... go to "edit account"
Vanity E-mail
As a valued supporter of Free Republic, we have reserved nonvalueadded@freerepublic.com for your use. E-mail sent to this address will be forwarded to your Contact E-mail address.
Current Value: Disabled

24 posted on 04/18/2008 6:36:08 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (Who Would Montgomery Brewster Choose?)
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To: Corin Stormhands

It’s probably spoofed then.


25 posted on 04/18/2008 6:39:42 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: absolootezer0
I always donate.

Rather generously.

26 posted on 04/18/2008 6:40:10 AM PDT by Allegra (Tehran delenda est)
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To: Larry Lucido
You didn't know you could have one? Mine is menageatrois@freerepublic.com.

ROFL! Yes, yours would be.

27 posted on 04/18/2008 6:41:11 AM PDT by Allegra (Tehran delenda est)
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To: Allegra

then goto your account, then edit account, and look for a link to your “vanity email”


28 posted on 04/18/2008 6:41:40 AM PDT by absolootezer0 ( Detroit: we're so bad, even our mayor is a criminal)
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To: absolootezer0
Just did.

It says I have one, but it's disabled.

I don't really need another e-mail address...was just curious.

29 posted on 04/18/2008 6:42:59 AM PDT by Allegra (Tehran delenda est)
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To: ZX12R; TomGuy; AppyPappy

It’s under your Account settings on your profile. I’m not sure if it’s still only for contributors or not.


30 posted on 04/18/2008 6:43:28 AM PDT by Corin Stormhands
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To: Allegra

well now you know :)


31 posted on 04/18/2008 7:09:34 AM PDT by absolootezer0 ( Detroit: we're so bad, even our mayor is a criminal)
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To: Corin Stormhands

I never really looked


32 posted on 04/18/2008 7:10:02 AM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)
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To: Pistolshot

have me and you discussed virus software before? That is EXACTLY the virus cocktail that I use!!! Unfortunately, my son downloaded so much crap in a span of a few days earlier this year that I lost my first virus battle since using this virus cocktail. I almost got it, but some Trojan buried itself deep into my registry and when I finally thought that I beat the viruses, the computer needed to reboot and when it did, it booted back up with the Blue Screen of Death and said that my kernel file was failing. DOH!!


33 posted on 04/18/2008 7:11:28 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Ownership, Individuality, Freedom, Responsibility - The Backbone of Conservatism)
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To: Kerretarded
Not sure if we have talked about this before. I like the cocktail I have set up on a couple of PC's here at the house.

The PC the kid is on has a lot of restrictions on it now, because she says 'OK' to anything that pops up on the screen. Now she has the UAC implemented and she can't download anything without express permission.

Did you try an older System Restore point?

34 posted on 04/18/2008 7:17:46 AM PDT by Pistolshot (When you let what you are define who you are, you create racial divisiveness.)
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To: Pistolshot
Did you try an older System Restore point?

I TRIED EVERYTHING! Can't do much once the computer comes back and says that the system kernel file has changed. At that point, it is time to hang up your hat and reload the OS.
35 posted on 04/18/2008 7:39:33 AM PDT by Eagle of Liberty (Ownership, Individuality, Freedom, Responsibility - The Backbone of Conservatism)
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To: 21stCenturion

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36 posted on 04/18/2008 8:53:43 AM PDT by 21stCenturion ("It's the Judges, Stupid !")
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To: pabianice

If this is from your redirected FR, you’ll have to disable the mail forwarding and let them bounce back as undeliverable. you@FRcom is a redirect, so anything that comes there gets sent on to whichever address you’ve specified.


37 posted on 04/18/2008 9:16:00 AM PDT by brityank (The more I learn about the Constitution, the more I realise this Government is UNconstitutional !!)
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To: Pistolshot

BUMP


38 posted on 04/19/2008 11:37:42 AM PDT by blau993 (Fight Gerbil Swarming)
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