Group: A sure way to tell if a message is spam is when words are intentionally either misspelled or there are spaces or underlines in the words. That's how spammers get around blocked messages. Anyone with half a brain would know those deliberate misspellings and added letters in words did not come from the list.
And, of course, leaving your computer "on" all the time, especially when you have a high speed internet connections is not a bright thing to do. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. The few seconds it takes to call up your ISP is worth the security you have of not being an open door to the world. My computer is never on unless I'm in my public e-mail address (Yahoo) mode. When I use my private address. I'm only on for a few seconds to get my mail, then I'm off.
You don't leave your car idling in the garage just because you might want to go for a ride in the next 8 hours. Why should you keep you computer on (even in 'sleep' mode)?
Regards, Bob
Kerry Pinkerton <pinkertonk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bill and others, this is NOT from the IML. Someone got into someone's computer and spoofed their email addresses. This is a common spammer practice. In this case someone not practicing safe computing got a virus which sent the email addresses back to the originator who created this email to APPEAR to have come from the IML. It did not. You can pursue whatever action you choose but to be 100% sure you never get any spam, you will have to take your computer off the net. Sad to say but that's life.
Regards
Kerry Pinkerton
Bill Lutes wrote:
> I do not wish to receive any such messages EVER!!! Should I receive > any further messages, ai will pursue whatever action that might be > available to me. > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
[mailto:mailing-list-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > *Sent:* Sunday, July 04, 2004 10:43 AM > *To:* Chatqueen > *Subject:* IML: > > *Orvder BjRAND NAQME RXX Prescrirpti5ons > from the Cokmfort of your Home.** * > VABLIULM*...XAeNAMX...MuCch More....BRAND NALME from the USA* > > * &nbs > p; GO_Hiere * > > > > > WG1 mVB8 >
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