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SPAM (an address to rid yourself of it)
FoxNews | Congressonal Bill

Posted on 12/09/2003 6:03:38 AM PST by FlyLow

This morning E.D. Hill, on Fox & Friends, displayed an eMail address for ridding yourself of eMail.

uce@ftc.gov

You are supposed to be able to FORWARD all "spam" to this address (with headers) and they are going to shut them down. This is part of the Anti-Spam bill passed yeaterday and to be signed by President Bush this week.

I have started forwarding this morning and it seems to go through so far.


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: spam
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1 posted on 12/09/2003 6:03:39 AM PST by FlyLow
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To: FlyLow
Wow great. I've been forwarding this crap to the FBI for who knows how long... and you can guess how effective they have been with the info.
2 posted on 12/09/2003 6:05:21 AM PST by thoughtomator (The U.N. is a terrorist organization)
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To: FlyLow
I haven't heard about the anti-spam bill. Good news if it works

Prairie
3 posted on 12/09/2003 6:05:42 AM PST by prairiebreeze (President George W. Bush....most assuredly, MY President!)
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To: FlyLow
Thanks for the Info, will be using it myself.
4 posted on 12/09/2003 6:06:08 AM PST by JustAnAmerican
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To: FlyLow
I'd be careful before doing this-- wait until you see something more concrete reported.

However, if that is 'legit', then you would probably need to do more than just forward your spam to them. Most of the time, if you forward a mail from most email programs, it does not include the full internet headers of the original mail. You will want to ensure those are sent as well.

But I think it is unlikely that they want you to bombard this one address with all your spam.

5 posted on 12/09/2003 6:06:17 AM PST by William McKinley
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To: William McKinley
I get dozens of Emails for bigger penises, Animal sex, homosexual encouters...."make her scream in bed" stuff.

I don't want the Gov associating my name with this crap.
6 posted on 12/09/2003 6:09:19 AM PST by Dallas59
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To: FlyLow
I forward spam to my congress critter with a note asking 'em to get rid of it....
7 posted on 12/09/2003 6:10:47 AM PST by Drango (A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
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To: Dallas59
I get dozens of Emails for bigger penises, Animal sex, homosexual encouters...."make her scream in bed" stuff. I don't want the Gov associating my name with this crap.

Too late, everyone knows now....

8 posted on 12/09/2003 6:12:28 AM PST by Always Right
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To: FlyLow
THANKS for the info, FlyLow!
9 posted on 12/09/2003 6:12:43 AM PST by octobersky
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To: Always Right
DOH!
10 posted on 12/09/2003 6:15:01 AM PST by Dallas59
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To: Dallas59
I don't want the Gov associating my name with this crap.

Not to worry. The government couldn't possibly think any worse of us...we're only citizens.

11 posted on 12/09/2003 6:15:02 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: FlyLow
I sure hope you are right! I'm sick of all the sh*t they send me.
12 posted on 12/09/2003 6:15:17 AM PST by shiva
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To: FlyLow
bump
13 posted on 12/09/2003 6:15:28 AM PST by VOA
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To: Dallas59
I get dozens of Emails for bigger penises, Animal sex, homosexual encouters...."make her scream in bed" stuff. I don't want the Gov associating my name with this crap.

Too late. Hillary already has that in your FBI file. Dallas59 = Stud

14 posted on 12/09/2003 6:15:58 AM PST by ClintonBeGone
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To: William McKinley
More info can be found at the official FTC website.
15 posted on 12/09/2003 6:18:11 AM PST by octobersky
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To: Dallas59
"I don't want the Gov associating my name with this crap."

Oh, no need to worry ....... your confession will self-destruct in the year 2535.

16 posted on 12/09/2003 6:18:17 AM PST by G.Mason
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To: Dallas59
I get dozens of Emails for bigger penises

Funny, I never get those.

17 posted on 12/09/2003 6:18:23 AM PST by AppyPappy (If You're Not A Part Of The Solution, There's Good Money To Be Made In Prolonging The Problem.)
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To: FlyLow
It's legit. I have been doing this for years. It is more for statistical purposes, to find the very worst offenders. On occasion one gets whacked, but it's not really an antispam address in the sense that people hope it is.
18 posted on 12/09/2003 6:18:54 AM PST by Gorzaloon (Contents may have settled during shipping, but this tagline contains the stated product weight.)
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To: FlyLow
Many of the anti-spam organizations such as Spam Cop and CAUCE have suggested sending spam to uce@ftc.gov for years. I have been doing it for at least the last 2 years, but I am not sure it is doing any good.
19 posted on 12/09/2003 6:21:36 AM PST by Random Access
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To: AppyPappy
"They" have found every name at my company. 25,000!
From China to Europe. What's funny is that some in Asia reply, asking what is xanax or how do they get an American high school diploma, with the entire company involved in the reply.
20 posted on 12/09/2003 6:22:49 AM PST by Dallas59
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