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af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Anthony Chan) writes:
>
>Especially when I am getting heaps of s*!t from unwanted people trying to
>flog off something to me.
>
>Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?
>
>Help!
>
>Anthony
>

Anthony,

You could always do what I do, stay off the newsgroups but that wouldn't
solve anything - they still track you down.  (They're coming out of the walls,
man!!)

An alternative is to *BOUNCE* their s*!t back to them and modify the subject to
read something like "Not at this address" or "Sorry, I already have religion".
But don't just bounce it once, do it many times until you get a replying
message like "STOP!!" or until our illustrious postmaster cans yours email
account.  Either which way, your problems are solved. B>

I hope this helps.

Christian.


PS: For the humour impaired, please ignore this article.

--

I was put on this earth to accomplish a certain number of things ...
Right now I am so far behind ...
I'll never die!        ;>

On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 18:02:35 -1000, af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au
(Anthony Chan) wrote:

I bounce it back initially 10x, the next time 20x and have never had
to bounce it 40x.

Try it
>Especially when I am getting heaps of s*!t from unwanted people trying to
>flog off something to me.
>
>Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?
>
>Help!
>
>Anthony
>
>-- 
>Anthony Chan
>
>e-mail address  af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au

On Sun, 15 Sep 1996 18:02:35 -1000, af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au
(Anthony Chan) wrote:


> >Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?


I just love the "disclaimer" I got on a junk email this morning:

**************************************************************

ANY EMAIL ADDRESS PUBLISHED ON THE INTERNET THAT
INVITES COMMERCIAL SOLICITATIONS IS DEEMED AS A
COMMERCIAL ADDRESS, AND AS SUCH IS ELIGABLE FOR
ETHICAL AND LEGAL EMAIL SOLICITATIONS FROM DIRECT
ELECTRONIC MAIL MARKETERS.

IF FOR ANY REASON YOU OBJECT TO RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE
PLEASE POLITELY REQUEST REMOVAL FROM MY LIST BY CLICKING
ON THE REPLY BUTTON AND ENTERING "REMOVE" IN THE
SUBJECT LINE.   IF YOU DO NOT DO SO, I MUST ASSUME YOU WISH
TO RECEIVE FURTHER MAILINGS.


Needless to say I can't recall ever inviting a commercial solicitation on
the 'net. And of course I replied and "politely" requested removal via the
subject line. And of course it bounced...

Martin Stoermer

In article <51imrr$s6n@franklin.its.utas.edu.au>,
cl@tasman.its.utas.edu.au (Christian Lawrence) wrote:

> af_chan@postoffice.utas.edu.au (Anthony Chan) writes:
> >
> >Especially when I am getting heaps of s*!t from unwanted people trying to
> >flog off something to me.
> >
> >Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?
> 
> You could always do what I do, stay off the newsgroups but that wouldn't
> solve anything - they still track you down.  (They're coming out of the walls,
> man!!)
> 
> An alternative is to *BOUNCE* their s*!t back to them and modify the
subject to
> read something like "Not at this address" or "Sorry, I already have religion".
> But don't just bounce it once, do it many times until you get a replying
> message like "STOP!!" or until our illustrious postmaster cans yours email
> account.  Either which way, your problems are solved. B>

[snip]

The following was sent to me a couple of weeks ago, responding as it
suggests seems to have reduced the quantity of unsolicited mail I receive.
(May just be coincidence of course). Scuse the shouting, twas how it
arrived:

***begin included text***

     IF YOU WISH TO BE PLACED IN A WORLDWIDE DATABASE OF PEOPLE WHO WISH NOT TO
RECEIVE UNSOLICITED EMAIL, WHICH OVER 2800 MAILING COMPANIES USE TO "WASH" THEIR
NAMES- JUST SEND EMAIL TO REMOVE@FREEMARK.COM.

***end included text***

As to bouncing the mail, you could always ask your postmaster to include
the originating site in the mail server's ban list...of course if you get
*real* mail from aol you might not want to take that course...

Have Fun
MArtin

-- 
Martin Crisp B.Sc.  <mcrisp@toursr.tas.gov.au>
Mac & PC (blech!), user, network & mail support/admin

> 
> I bounce it back initially 10x, the next time 20x and have never had
> to bounce it 40x.
> 
> Try it

> >Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?

Don' quiet understand the 'bounce bit' but there is a site that offers 
some tools for dealing with this problem at 
http://tenb.mta.ca/phenom/phenom.html
john

In article <32438243.7AA9@postoffice.newnham.utas.edu.au>,
jholley@postoffice.newnham.utas.edu.au wrote:

> > 
> > I bounce it back initially 10x, the next time 20x and have never had
> > to bounce it 40x.
> > 
> > Try it
> 
> > >Why do they insist on getting my name off newsgroups and sending me crap?
> 
> Don' quiet understand the 'bounce bit' but there is a site that offers 
> some tools for dealing with this problem at 
> http://tenb.mta.ca/phenom/phenom.html
> john


I checked out this site, and all it seemed to have was tables of
information about surveys concerning medias.  Did I miss something?  Did
you give the wrong address?  What revelance does this site have to
countering spammers?
I'm curious.

-- 

-- 

�WARNING� NO JUNK MAIL  

Unsolicited commercial mail will be reciprocated with heaps of unsolicited subscriptions.  As arrogant companies consistently ignore this request, no polite request or second warning will be provided from now on. 

Apologies to everyone else for having to read this.