From: Extropian Agroforestry Ventures Inc. (megao@sasktel.net)
Date: Sun Jul 06 2003 - 18:52:00 MDT
I guess after years you get so used to spam you begin to put up with it.
Currently I get at least one variation on the Nigerian scam, a half dozen penis
enlargement, viagra-M or F varieties, some HGH resellers, and a few bargain
hunter ones per day. That's with a netscape and phone company ISP address.
My hotmail is a different story.
I have just about given up using it for all the spam.
I still look at the spam mail once in a while to keep up with the ways spammers
address their mail and break up databases to send out mail.
For Example since the Nigerian Scam I would never use headers similar to theirs
because my recipient may accidentally delete or block mail with that header.
I have had one occurance of my identity being hijacked to date.
More embarrasing than anything else. I had signed on with a number of
yahoogroup lists. Bear in mind that I had listed all my list recipients on one
send header.
The lists were all pro marijuana sites. The medical food bar we make has a
medical version with marijuana. The next day an email with my name and address
but not my company name posted to one site something about the reasons for
outlawing marijuana.
There was a "what the hell" response and I posted "never mind."
Maybe I shouldn't take it so lightly, but I still don't transfer cash online so
nobody can rob me blind.
Also, nobody is going to sell me anything I don't really need.
MFJ
Harvey Newstrom wrote:
> Ziana Astralos wrote,
> > Another one I'd recommend is http://www.extreme-dm.com/tracking/?reg
> > if you want more features (not sure exactly what statcounter offers).
>
> Be careful with these tools. They like to gather information and sell it to
> spammers! They often hide this fact and pretend that they won't. In this
> case, their privacy page seems to promise they won't sell your information
> or spam you. But read closer! Only their for-pay tool is covered by their
> privacy message. Their free tool is administered by a separate company with
> a different privacy policy. That other company's privacy policy says they
> will spam you! You can opt-out by sending e-mail to a special address. If
> you haven't specifically done this, then you are on a list to be spammed "at
> your request!"
>
> --
> Harvey Newstrom, CISM, CISSP, IAM, IBMCP, GSEC
> Certified InfoSec Manager, Certified IS Security Pro, NSA-certified
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