Next message: Rick H Kennerly: "RE: lv-ab: State of Convenience"
On Sat, 11 Jan 2003 10:10:04 -0800, you wrote:
>> I would like to add a small comment here. If you use the bounce option,
>> you can really mess up a lot of stuff. In addition, you will be
>> subscribing to every opt-in list that there is. The ideal thing to do is
>> to simply delete the email.
>
>This is not accurate, you can set up the program to bounce mail from any
>email address you
>assign, this is not "replying" to the spam, it is bouncing it as if it were
>a dead email account.
>If they are monitoring returns, they will take the account OFF of the spam
>list because it appears
>to be a bad email address.
>
I have been getting spam at addresses that have been 'dead' for more
than 6 years. I closed an account and told them what my new address
was and they said they'd forward for a year, and I'm still getting
mail forwarded from there.
I'm also still getting mail at an account that I closed four years ago
(I go and look at it occasionally to see what's there, but I've never
responded to anything). I haven't actually asked the providers that I
don't use anymore to drop the address. Is there another step to take?
I have also blocked an address (on AOL) from getting any mail from
anyone except my family, and had it blocked for a year or more. And
within about two weeks of unblocking it, I'm getting spam again. I
also turn AOL off completely when I go out on the boat - had been off
for six months at a time - still get 4-6 spam a day when I get back.
I have Spaminator, and the amount of spam I was getting I thought it
wasn't working - then I looked to see what it had caught.
grandma Rosalie
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