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Spam???

Posted on 05/01/2017 12:37:12 PM PDT by djf

Has anyone else noticed an inordinate amount of spam emails lately?

I used to (well, until about three weeks or so ago) only get the occasional spam, my email address was private.

But lately I been getting HUGE amounts - at least 80 per day!

I am using Outlook Express with Centurylink as an ISP, WinXP SP3.

I tried Spamfilter which worked good - for a week - then they demanded $29 a year to keep it going, so I uninstalled it.

Anyways just curious about the FReepers reactions.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: spam; vanity
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To: AppyPappy

Looks to me like zero relevant hits. But I must be on a list somewhere...


21 posted on 05/01/2017 1:25:47 PM PDT by djf ("She wore a raspberry beret, the kind you find in a second hand store..." - Prince)
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To: Dr. Sivana

5 years ago I used to get lots of email from people that seemed
very concerned about my ‘private part’.
I have no idea why they were so concerned, as I was not.
It faded over time (the spam, not the ‘private part’).


22 posted on 05/01/2017 1:47:19 PM PDT by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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To: Dr. Sivana

5 years ago I used to get lots of email from people that seemed
very concerned about my ‘private part’.
I have no idea why they were so concerned, as I was not.
It faded over time (the spam, not the ‘private part’).


23 posted on 05/01/2017 1:47:21 PM PDT by Verbosus (/* No Comment */)
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To: djf

I have as well and am thinking about the problem and work around.

I suspect it has to do with info android delivers and Windoze 10.


24 posted on 05/01/2017 1:56:59 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wH-pk2vZG2M)
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To: djf
I am using Outlook Express with Centurylink as an ISP, WinXP SP3.

Two of the three are, um, wrong.

First, Win XP (which I happened to like but..) is a dead fish and does not now nor will in the future receive any security updates. You might want to consider Win7 or (groan) Win10 just for the continued support from those folk in Redmond.

Second, Outlook Express is (and always was) one of the worst email programs out. You might want to consider something else.

My personal preference is Thunderbird. It will (if you want) import your contacts from Outlook Express when you set it up. It has a fairly good built in spam filter which you can set up to filter stuff to a spam folder, and if it misses something it will learn/remember it if/when you flag it as spam.

And as others have said, clicking the 'unsubscribe' in most spam emails will only validate your email address as valid and probably generate more.

Just my $0.02 worth.

25 posted on 05/01/2017 2:02:26 PM PDT by NoCmpromiz (John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
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To: djf
But I must be on a list somewhere...

When my hearing deteriorated I started getting hearing aid ads. I accused Mrs. JimRed of putting me on a list; she denies it. I don't recall ever searching hearing aids online. Now I have them and I get 2-3 mailings a week from other HA companies, along with the online ones.

And there's a whole raft of lovely young Russian and Ukrainian gals who wanna meet me, too!

26 posted on 05/01/2017 2:35:58 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Building the Wall! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: djf

Outlook EXPRESS? Are you serious?

The most recent version came out in 2001.

Buy Office Professional 2007 used for $60.00 or less and install Outlook.

It will except spam filters.

Good luck!


27 posted on 05/01/2017 3:20:23 PM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: djf
Same here. Most are just desperate attempts from places like Target and McDonalds to lure me, but a few of them have an unhealthy interest in the care and wellbeing of my johnson. Image and video hosting by TinyPic
28 posted on 05/01/2017 3:22:14 PM PDT by tumblindice (Shut it down. Our ancestors would be shooting by now.)
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To: djf

This ONE weird trick eliminates unwanted emails...Advertisers HATE it!


29 posted on 05/01/2017 3:32:00 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: djf

I have several email addresses. I can give the fakes to people I don’t know. Where’s the beach@ gopoundsand.com


30 posted on 05/01/2017 3:53:44 PM PDT by Keyhopper (Indians had bad immigration laws)
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To: djf
I haven't noticed any change yet.


31 posted on 05/01/2017 6:13:44 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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