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JackN
<font color=#99FF99>Lightwave Alien</font>
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which is where 9999% of my spam goes, because I never give out my real e-mail addy.
unfortunatly, my real addy got out now, well, my b5-blender.com one...which forwards to my real one. so now I get 2-3 spam mails a week. ;)
[B]yea... if u actually have AOL they block spam :p since 9.0 came out i have gotten 2 spam emails. hehehe [/B][/QUOTE]
Easy for them to block it seeing as how that's where a lot of it came from...
:p
*sings along with the Spam Song*
Bill Could Lead to No-Spam Registry[/b]
[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3243-2003Oct22.html[/url]
How many months you don 't read your e-mail, Jack ??? :D :p
regards
Chicky
Regards,
Morden
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Chicky [/i]
[B]How many months you don 't read your e-mail, Jack ??? :D :p
regards
Chicky [/B][/QUOTE]
about .01
:p
(that spam count was for one 24 hour period! ;) )
If that would be my e-mail account :eek: than I think I would change the e-mail-service.
regards
Chicky
I can help you out with some spam! :D :D :D :D
I think Mr. Grewenski is mad at you Jack. ;)
Seriously though, either you, or someone thats recently used your computer, stupidly replied to one of those spam e-mails. Thats how they get people on their lists...by tricking them into replying to the "Remove me" addresses, or clicking links leading to some form to enter your e-mail addy, etc.
Tricks to avoid e-mail insanity:
1. Don't type your e-mail out plainly when posting in forums. Insert "NOSPAM" or the like randomly in your e-mail address. Spell it out if you're really paranoid. (ie: [email]mail@jack.com[/email] = mail at jack dot com)
2. If at all possible, enable the feature in your profile to hide your e-mail address form public view.
3. NEVER reply to spam or click any links provided in such e-mails. Thats how they trick people into adding themselves to their lists...and this is legal! (known as "opting in") Just delete them on the spot.
4. Disable HTML rendering in your e-mail client. Leaving it enabled is just ASKING for trouble. All it will take is for some smartass script kiddie with a script to send out mass e-mails to people to infect their systems with the worm/virii of the month.
5. When a form asks for an e-mail account, use a throw-away account instead of your main e-mail address. Only give out your primary e-mail address to those you trust.
In the event that you get spammed to death, like poor Jack here, pretty much all you can do is change e-mail addresses.
fixed... cheeky if you consider poor ole yahoo... but it workz...
Even if you have an excellent local filter running, you still have to downlaod all that crap from the mail server to filter it...
I like the Yahoo solution, I may use that... :D
Anyways, theres always the check your mail via [url=http://www.web2mail.com]Web2Mail[/url] solution. :) Nuke the offending e-mail from there, and download the rest to your computer.
Lockyer Win's First Ever State Lawsuit Against Spam
$2 Million Fine Levied
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SAN JOSE - Attorney General Bill Lockyer today won the State of California's first-ever anti-spam lawsuit when the Santa Clara County Superior Court ordered PW Marketing and owners Paul Willis and Claudia Griffin to pay $2 million in civil penalties for violating state laws prohibiting unsolicited commercial email, false advertising and unfair business practices.
"Spam is an annoying invasion of privacy for our citizens and a costly burden to our businesses at a time when we're trying get the economy back on track," said Lockyer. "We will continue to strongly enforce our anti-spam laws to protect Californians from this high tech pollutant. Spam cost American businesses about $9 billion in lost productivity and screening expenses in 2002, when spam accounted for roughly 40 percent of all email."
The judgment entered by the court today came in the first action filed by the State of California under its anti-spam law. Lockyer filed the lawsuit in September 2002.
Besides the $2 million in civil penalties, the judgment substantially restricts the business practices of PW Marketing, Willis and Griffin. In future enforcement actions, the Attorney General's Office will use these "injunctive relief " provisions as a model. Specifically, the provisions prohibit the defendants from:
. Sending unsolicited commercial emails.
. Disguising their identity by sending email that appears to originate from an email address that is neither the actual address nor the address where replies can be received.
. Sending emails that contain false or misleading information about the country or Internet mail server from where the advertisement is sent.
. Accessing and using the computers, computer systems or computer networks of other persons or businesses without their permission or in violation of their terms of service.
. Using false or misleading information to register for an email address, Internet service or Internet domain name.
. Using, transferring or otherwise making available to other persons email address lists compiled for the purpose of sending spam.
. For 10 years, owning, managing or holding any economic interest in any company that advertises over the Internet, without first providing written notice to the Attorney General.
The lawsuit alleged the defendants sent millions of unsolicited email advertisements promoting products that PW Marketing claimed would help the recipients make money through spam. The defendants' spam hawked books, software and lists of email addresses.
California's anti-spam law will be strengthened under a new statute that takes effect Jan. 1, 2004 (SB 186, Murray). The law prohibits unsolicited email advertisements sent to or from any California email address, unless the recipient gives prior permission (under current law the recipient has to opt out), or has an existing business relationship with the sender. It also permits private individuals to sue spammers and collect actual damages, plus $1,000 per email and up to $1 million per incident.
Lockyer encouraged Californians who believe they have received spam to file complaints with the Attorney General's Office. Complaints can be filed online at [url]http://www.ag.ca.gov/consumers/mailform.htm[/url] or by writing the Public Inquiry Unit at P.O. Box 944255, Sacramento, CA 94244-2550. Californians who receive spam at their email addresses also can send examples to the Attorney General's Office at [email]caspam@doj.ca.gov[/email] .
Please review judgment at: [url]http://caag.state.ca.us/newsalerts/2003/03-130.htm[/url]
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:D
-Zoltan