SPAM

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Glenn Adema

Some days ago I posted a problem in this newsgroup.
I am very pleased by the fast response given to this but
from then on everyday my inbox is loaded with security and
commercial mail I have not requested for (I should have
never persented my work e-mail adress in the message).


How can I unsubscribe these asap?

Kind regards,

Glenn Adema
 
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Some days ago I posted a problem in this newsgroup.
I am very pleased by the fast response given to this but
from then on everyday my inbox is loaded with security and
commercial mail I have not requested for (I should have
never persented my work e-mail adress in the message).
How can I unsubscribe these asap?
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Same thing happened to me over a year ago, I think the easiest solution to
the problem is to simply get your work email address changed to something
else, and then in future do not present the email address at all in a
newsgroup.

Another solution if you use Outlook would be to give Cloudmarks SpamNet a
try (http://www.cloudmark.com/products/spamnet/) - I've found it very good,
you can try it for free for 30 days I think, then after that its a few
dollars per month (for me its worked out at about £2.50 or less each month -
WELL worth it in my opinion) - it creates a folder called Spam, and when it
detects it in the inbox moves it to the spam folder. It works like a p2p
network, in that when you 'block' a spam item, it sends the info to a
central location, then all of the SpamNet community benefit from your
blocking etc.

I opened an old account the other day, clearly my hosting company doesnt
clear down their server very often, I had emails there from 4 months ago, I
let it get them - all of them - what a laugh that was - it took over 2 hours
and produced 4975 spam emails alone, along with about another 100 from
people that I'd forgotten I'd given my address to.

In my experience its NEVER worth using the 'Click here to be removed' links
because all you do is confirm that your email address is valid (also watch
out for the Outlook 'receipts' when you delete them - as that will confirm
your email address also).

The only exceptions to the above would be companies that you trust
implicitly with your email address etc.

Hope you get something sorted, but to be fair, once you have the Spam
monkeys in, you're kinda stuck with them!

Regards

Rob
 
Reducing Spam Associated with Posting to Newsgroups: Due to a recent
increase in spam sent to posters in newsgroups, Microsoft advises that
newsgroup participants* should consider avoiding posting to newsgroups using
their real email address. Microsoft is also committed to continuing to
address the issue of spam from a technological perspective.

To help avoid receiving unwanted messages (spam) in your regular e-mail
account, you may not want to include your regular e-mail address when you
post a question or reply to a post in a discussion group. Instead you may
want to do one of the following:

. Use a modified e-mail address: Use a different version of your
e-mail address that others will understand, but that spam tools can't
automatically pick up. For example, if your actual e-mail address is
"(e-mail address removed)", consider using a modified e-mail
address such as: "(e-mail address removed)",
"anonymous@REMOVE_CAPS_AND_INVALIDdiscussions.microsoft.com.invalid", or
"(e-mail address removed)_SPAM". In this case, the spam tools
will send mail to an invalid e-mail address, and others will know to exclude
the extra terms when they send you e-mail. When you post a question or reply
to a discussion group, just enter your modified e-mail address in the
appropriate box.

. Use a secondary e-mail account: Set up or use an e-mail account that
is separate from your primary account for posting to discussion groups. When
you post a question or reply to a discussion group, use your secondary
account as your e-mail address.
 
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