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2/29/04

Posted on 02/29/2004 7:15:24 AM PST by pabianice

Since the federal legislation was signed making spamming and spoof address emailing crimes punishable by large fine, my spam email has increased 20%. Has anyone else had the same experience? I use two good spam filters but the stuff keeps coming in carloads.

Let me propose that it be made lawful to flog spammers through the streets. Opinions?


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To: Eric in the Ozarks
I had that problem a while back.

Keep the faxes and provide what information you can to www.junkfax.org.

Not sure how effective they are, but it's something.

21 posted on 02/29/2004 7:39:22 AM PST by martin_fierro (Funky Homo Sapien)
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To: pabianice
White lists, black lists, spam filters ... I think the only solution is to charge everyone a penny to email a message ... I am definitely game, and this removed the whole financial incentive that allows spammers to mail 2-3 million pieces for one possible sale.

It works for bulk mail items to your home address, time to do likewise for email.
22 posted on 02/29/2004 7:40:26 AM PST by AgThorn (Go go Bush!! But don't turn your back on America with "immigrant amnesty")
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To: martin_fierro
Thanks for your tip.
23 posted on 02/29/2004 7:46:36 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: pabianice
There is only one thing to do when you have that much spam. Delete that email address and sign up another one. You have been passed around like a bad cold. I have a new email address for about a year now and surprise surprise, I get no spam. I never use my home address except for family and friends and have my spam address at something.yahoo.com that I use to give when I have to give an address.

One year, no spam. Yahoo

24 posted on 02/29/2004 7:47:10 AM PST by LowOiL (Christian and proud of it !)
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
My activity log reports their number as 10_8360 CH3
Kind of hard to call them back with this...
25 posted on 02/29/2004 7:48:05 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: ysoitanly
Quit whining. My penis has increased 1000% and I'm a female!

You're in a rather envious position.

26 posted on 02/29/2004 7:49:15 AM PST by Focault's Pendulum (I just realized that because I'm lefthanded, the right side of my brain has been working correctly)
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To: AgThorn
I think the only solution is to charge everyone a penny to email a message...


But only if the penny goes to the recipient, not a big government bureaucracy!
27 posted on 02/29/2004 7:53:11 AM PST by Atlas Sneezed (Your Friendly Freeper Patent Attorney)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
A Penny Stock sales company has got my fax number.

What's the name of the company?

28 posted on 02/29/2004 7:55:11 AM PST by general_re (Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant. - Tacitus)
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To: ysoitanly
Now THAT'S scary...
29 posted on 02/29/2004 7:56:14 AM PST by null and void (Don't trip over it...)
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To: pabianice
Get Mailwasher Pro, set up your filters and friends list, and no more spam will ever reach your email client.
30 posted on 02/29/2004 7:59:15 AM PST by spodefly (I am compelled to place text in this area.)
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
Uhhh...yah.
31 posted on 02/29/2004 8:04:25 AM PST by Bloody Sam Roberts (Do a little dance...make a little love...get down tonight.)
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To: Focault's Pendulum
I'm in San Francisco and now I can get married and you won't know WHICH part of the couple I am! (insert evil laugh here)
32 posted on 02/29/2004 8:04:43 AM PST by ysoitanly
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To: Eric in the Ozarks
A Penny Stock sales company has got my fax number. I'd like to return the favor but they hide their return number.

How do they say to get in touch with them? If they are selling something, I presume there must be some a way to contact them.

33 posted on 02/29/2004 8:09:58 AM PST by BJungNan
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To: Bloody Sam Roberts
The problem with mailwasher is that most spammers do not have a legit return path address. The bounce does little or no good.
34 posted on 02/29/2004 8:10:10 AM PST by Blue Screen of Death (,/i)
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To: Beelzebubba
I think the only solution is to charge everyone a penny to email a message...

Give something for free and people will spam to it. You are correct, email can no longer be free. My suggestion is give so many emails for free, then charge the penny an email after that. You could make the number 10,000 free in a month. That would shut down most spammers and leave most everyone else with free email.

35 posted on 02/29/2004 8:12:19 AM PST by BJungNan
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To: ysoitanly
Even scarier. You're not that far from me! YIKES!!!!
36 posted on 02/29/2004 8:14:52 AM PST by null and void
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To: pabianice
Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam.......
37 posted on 02/29/2004 8:19:53 AM PST by GreenHornet
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To: null and void
Yet....I love you.
38 posted on 02/29/2004 8:26:56 AM PST by ysoitanly
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To: ysoitanly
You're doing that on purpose, aren't you?
39 posted on 02/29/2004 8:29:14 AM PST by null and void
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To: null and void
Yes; I should have a permanent 'sarcasm' tag on all of my posts. ;)
40 posted on 02/29/2004 8:31:03 AM PST by ysoitanly
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