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Re: this list getting spammed too much
- To: thinkpad@cs.utk.edu
- Subject: Re: this list getting spammed too much
- From: Vernon Brooks <merlin@netnevada.net>
- Date: Thu, 13 Nov 1997 10:18:04 -0800
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> I tend to retaliate to spam in a somewhat hostile manner and always
>complain to their ISP's whenever possible. I have no mail filters set up
>and see everything that comes in. Being the sysadmin of my own system
>helps since I can send mail from root to their ISP's and it may add a
>little more credibility to what I tell them.
Ditto. I go a step further in that if I ever fill anything out on the net,
I use either a modified version of my address, like merlin-ms@... My mail
server will automatically create a sub box of my own called "ms" if a
message is recieved to that address. Then I just check it with an IMAP
client every week or so, so I can see if I have recieved any spam in those
boxes, and then I know who sold my name. IE< on my comdex badge, I
registered as admin-comdex@netnevada.net. That way, when I get junk email
in that box, I'll know where it originated.
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