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Article #6Re: Hotmail
From: Dre
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:00
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Dre wrote (no I didn't): > > Dre wrote: > > > > Amy wrote: > > > > > > I hope that none of you ever have to deal with users breaking into your > > > Hotmail account and sending out emails under your name. In seeking help > > > for this very same situation, instead of help I got automated responses > > > about why spam isn't tolerated, and then they closed my account without > > > warning. > > > > > > Just had to vent. > > > > > > For those that I've missed, my new address (embarrassed to say I still > > > need hotmail) is allaboutamy2001@hotmail.com > > > > I've been having similar problems, only the spam that's supposedly sent > > by me is sent straight back to me. The address that shoes up under "sent > > by" is mine, but I just have no interest in sending myself information > > on caesar salad diet recipes, hot naked teens on camera (unless it's > > Prince William), nor do I ever think I'm the next $25,000 winner. > > > > My question is: does someone have to break into my account in order for > > those messages to appear to have been sent by me? Is it possible I'm not > > the only one getting "my" spam? > > Come to think of it, it isn't quite so difficult as I had imagined. > When I find out which one of you used my name and posted this (I have an idea), you'll want to watch for falling pianos whenever you walk about. For reference on how to protect yourself, see 1950s "Duck and Cover" educational video. > > In any case, I've had enough with the spam spam spam. It doesn't even > > come with toast, eggs, beans or bacon.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f53da,a49613b833129c70 X-Google-Attributes: gidf53da,public X-Google-Thread: f8672,a49613b833129c70 X-Google-Attributes: gidf8672,public X-Google-Thread: 104a31,a49613b833129c70 X-Google-Attributes: gid104a31,public X-Google-Thread: 114a4e,a49613b833129c70 X-Google-Attributes: gid114a4e,public X-Google-Thread: 115bbf,a49613b833129c70 X-Google-Attributes: gid115bbf,public From: Dre <draeya@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: Hotmail Date: 2000/08/17 Message-ID: <399C2E03.47F08956@hotmail.com> X-Deja-AN: 659365052 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit References: <399AD937.9E568D79@hotmail.com> <399B1BA2.A0D40688@hotmail.com> <399B5832.986A5B24@hotmail.com> X-Accept-Language: en Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Complaints-To: abuse@igs.net X-Trace: news.igs.net 966525729 21752 216.58.19.207 (17 Aug 2000 15:22:09 GMT) Organization: Turbulent Indigo Mime-Version: 1.0 NNTP-Posting-Date: 17 Aug 2000 15:22:09 GMT Newsgroups: ott.personals,ott.singles,aus.personals,nz.general,ont.singles