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Re: How to avoid spam?

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From: Fantacmet
Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2001 16:03
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Reply to each and every one with a form letter stating that you wish to be
removed from the mailing list and that you find the practice of spam illegal
and in bad taste.  Also tell them that you would like the name and address
or website of the company that sold your e-mail address to them because it
is a private e-mail address for personal e-mails only.  Don't forget to tell
them you find their e-mail offensive, and don't forget to say that if they
will not send you the name of the company that is supplying them with your
e-mail address that you have used IP tracing and are prepared to take legal
actions.  Replies to these spams believe it or not are actually read 90% of
the time.  A letter like that usually scares the shit out of them and they
are very apoligetic and very VERY kind, and will obey your requests as they
are required to by law.  Some spams though have fake return addresses for
them all you have to do is trace the IP it came from and contact the owner
of that IP and threatan them with legal action.  If they know you are on to
them and that you know who they are they will be shitting bricks.  I have
found that this all works extremely well I have seen a 75% easy reduction in
spam.  One more thing BE FORCEFUL in your replies, sound angry as hell feel
free to swear a LITTLE, but do not call them names in your swearing as this
usually causes the reply to be ignored maybe something like "take me the
FUCK off your goddamn mailing list"  That one works great and lets them know
you are extremely pissed.  Hope this helps.


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Fantacmet@ipns.com
Fantacmet@yahoo.com
Fantacmet.tripod.com/main

If ignorance is bliss then why aren't more people happy?

John Bonner <jbonner@oceanfree.net> wrote in message
news:WuOm6.5680$r4.5123@news.indigo.ie...
> Since I've posted to various newsgroups, I've started to receive a lot of
> spam from various people trying to sell me things. Is there an easy way to
> avoid this? I could use an alternate email address for newsgroups as
Outlook
> express insists on an email address for setting up a newsgroup account.
>
> Any ideas? I know there is an answer.
>
> JB.
>
>
>
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