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Old 09 July 2007, 12:35 PM
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Why oh why is my inbox(spam) totally bombarded with: get a hard dick or cheap viagra or please give us your bank details etc etc.i feel as though i want to send abuse of the strongest kind back as a reply but know it will expose my email as been correct..anyone else done it?
Old 09 July 2007, 12:38 PM
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you will usually find that replying to the spammers address doesn't work it gets bounced as user unknown.
Old 09 July 2007, 12:45 PM
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I have the same problem, about 200 mails per day concerning my erectile tissue problem
Old 09 July 2007, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
I have the same problem, about 200 mails per day concerning my erectile tissue problem
I also get about 100 a day - I once got one from me which was worrying!
Most of mine relate to rather filthy **** concepts

The fact they dont get an error back means your email account is known, sold on and reused.

I use a "spare" email account when signing up to anything where I think spam might be an issue.

I like spam fritters though.
Old 09 July 2007, 01:06 PM
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Unfortunately a way of life these days. My Yahoo account gets 100s and 100s a day, although Yahoo does do a good job of filtering them out and I see very few.

They range from your (somewhat tame) Erectile dysfunction, Lottery Wins, Scans for Money, Breast enhancements (!) to the more specialist sites (Clown **** anyone?).

Steve
Old 09 July 2007, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Karl 227
I have the same problem, about 200 mails per day concerning my erectile tissue problem
Fritz, you just have a keen doctor. Sort your floppy out and he'll cease sending them.
Old 09 July 2007, 01:27 PM
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He called me Fritz again
Old 09 July 2007, 01:28 PM
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Oh, and thanks for the tip
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Owning a few domains I was getting about 10k spam emails a week.

I had to resort to an on-line "live" white list:

Spam Arrest - Take Control of Your Inbox

Best £4.00 per year I've ever spent. I can now use my email again.
Old 09 July 2007, 06:26 PM
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Just put an IronMail server in at work, getting 1000's upon 1000's stopped per day!




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