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Emlyn K Helicopter
VoivodFan
Member # 44

posted June 09, 2003 03:24

I got exactly 65 spam emails over the weekend. For me this is a record.

You?

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guidon
VoivodFan
Member # 137

posted June 09, 2003 03:29

Could be the new virus that's lurking around out there. Think it's called Bugbear B. And it's even worse than the first Bugbear...

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Delightful Little Capuchin Monkey
VoivodFan
Member # 65

posted June 09, 2003 07:17

I got into work here at 7am (Monday), and since 3:45 pm on Friday, I had 223 messages in my inbox. 211 of these were spam. If I responded to half of the 'bigger penis' adverts I got, I could wrap my dong 10 times around the globe.

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Emlyn K Helicopter
VoivodFan
Member # 44

posted June 09, 2003 08:01

ha! And if I responded to all the 'tighten your vaginal walls' ones I could fucking crack walnuts in my cunt if I had one.

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Mr Eddy
VoivodFan
Member # 302

posted June 09, 2003 10:45

And if I responded to all of the "mortgage" adverts I got, I'd be...ruined!!

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h
VoivodFan
Member # 8

posted June 10, 2003 04:59

I stopped using hotmail cause of all that shite. Just got fucked off with being offered stuff for american homeowners, by american homeowners, all about american homeowners. I live in england! Do some fucking research! Lazy bastards.

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Emlyn K Helicopter
VoivodFan
Member # 44

posted June 10, 2003 05:46

Apparently most of this stuff come sfrom just one scum-cunt in Florida. We should line up, all of us, on his route from his house to his work and stop him 8 million times offering things he doesn't want or need.

Then when he gets home tune his TV so it only picks up adverts.

Then cut is bollocks off with a pair of rusty bolt cutters. And make him eat them.

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schroeder
VoivodFan
Member # 5

posted June 10, 2003 07:10

I realized that when you try to unsubscribe to one spam you just end up getting more, from probably the same person with a different address.

I HATE THEM

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Ynys Trebes
VoivodFan
Member # 55

posted June 10, 2003 08:38

shroeder, NEVER click on the "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of spam... It's only a trap to spread around your e-mail addy even more!!!

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schroeder
VoivodFan
Member # 5

posted June 10, 2003 11:17

quote:
Originally posted by Ynys Trebes:
shroeder, NEVER click on the "unsubscribe" button at the bottom of spam... It's only a trap to spread around your e-mail addy even more!!!

THANX...I finally got wise and realised that after trying to unsubscribe the first 200 times

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El Indio
VoivodFan
Member # 18

posted June 15, 2003 17:43

Yes, all that happens when you click on the unsubscribe link is verify to the Spammers that your e-mail address is active. I used to receive between 20-30 spams a day until I finally changed my e-mail address! What is the moral to my story? Don't turn off your firewall at a porno sight even if the the featured beauty has legs to kill for! Okay, maybe there are exceptions!

But I highly recommend that everyone should use a good firewall and anti-virus program for their own protection. I use Norton Internet Security and also subscribe to their liveupdate service which features the latest worm, virus, etc. definitions. I also highly recommend that you go to a site like zdnet or download.com and download a copy of Ad-Aware and also Spybot. Unfortunately there also lurks on the internet alot of adware which, once is on your hardrive, keeps track of what type of sights you like to surf to and then reports back to the mother sight this information. Also I highly recommend that everyone keep a close eye on their credit cards - I have been hit twice now; my card has been charged for services which I did not subscribe for. Who did this to me? You are not going to believe this: AOL + UOL (Brazilian version)! I have succesfully challenged AOL on this - I was reimbursed the full amount and am in the process of going after UOL. As a result of this I have even obtained a new credt card number so that UOL can no longer keep charging me! Bastards! Killing is too good for them!

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Tangento
VoivodFan
Member # 117

posted June 15, 2003 18:07

There is another measure I have found to be very effective against this cyber-scourge.

Try MailWasher. It kicks ass.
You can intercept your POP email before you even download it, like a preview of sorts.

ALL viruses are easily spotted BEFORE they even make it to your computer.
(they are usually over 100 kb)

You can then set up as many filters as it takes to prevent ever having to even SEE any of it.

And the best part is, you can then BOUNCE all of the spam bullshit back at 'em,
making it look to them like your email address is no longer functional.

The prog is easy as hell to install and use:
http://www.mailwasher.net/

Give it a try, I'm telling you.

(although I really like Emlyn's plan up above!)

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Mr Eddy
VoivodFan
Member # 302

posted June 15, 2003 20:29

quote:
Originally posted by El Indio:
I was reimbursed the full amount and am in the process of going after UOL. As a result of this I have even obtained a new credt card number so that UOL can no longer keep charging me!

That's a weird story, Indio.

UOL only provides access to the Interent and is not associated to AOL whatsoever.
UOL is the largest Internet provider in all Latin American and is owned by a huge group called Abril (which happens to own also MTV Brazil, Playboy magazine, etc...).

What did they charge you for??

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El Indio
VoivodFan
Member # 18

posted June 15, 2003 20:59

Your guess is as good as mine! Please pardon my obvious incompetance when it comes to trying to understand Spanish. I did a web search for UOL UNIVERSO ON LINE SAO PAULO (This is the organization who charged me!)and then went to the website and could not make heads or tails of it. Whatever, I immediatly reported to Visa about these charges and they are now contesting them for me. I have actually been reimbursed for the initial charge though they still owe me almost $100.00 Canadian. Probably these charges were a result of an error made by someone who entered in the wrong numbers when registering with the site but one can not always be so sure. Just to be on the safe side, Visa recommended for me to obtain a new credit card number. On a related note, I have actually come across another naughty smut website which attempted to gain my credit card information but luckily was stopped by my firewall!

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