Comments on: Dear Aunty Spam: Is the FTC Going to Come After Me? http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/ Internet Safety, Windows Updates, Internet News, and More Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Matthew Swisher http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-33322 Matthew Swisher Mon, 01 Jan 2007 09:13:30 +0000 /?p=24#comment-33322 [quote] #5. Rob.. "Un-subscribing just validates the E-mail address, unless it is something that you subscribed to. This is the time to just hit delete." Never delete spam while working online. Click Work Offline first, then delete spam, and it can't phone home to let the spammers know they got a live mailbox. It won't take long until you will notice a great reduction of spam. This is true for Outlook and Outlook Express. [quote] #5. Rob.. “Un-subscribing just validates the
E-mail address, unless it is something that you subscribed
to. This is the time to just hit delete.”

Never delete spam while working online. Click Work Offline first,
then delete spam, and it can’t phone home to let the spammers know
they got a live mailbox. It won’t take long until you will notice a great
reduction of spam. This is true for Outlook and Outlook Express.

]]> By: Hank http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-54 Hank Thu, 06 May 2004 09:31:13 +0000 /?p=24#comment-54 Oops, Kim please accept my apology for misnaming the program to clean out the unwanted spam in your e-mail. I plead a senior moment for my memory lapse( I,m 73 and still going), and a large thank you to David for the proper title of the MAIL washer program rather than WEB washer...Mea Culpa... Oops, Kim please accept my apology for misnaming the program to clean out the unwanted spam in your e-mail. I plead a senior moment for my memory lapse( I,m 73 and still going), and a large thank you to David for the proper title of the MAIL washer program rather than WEB washer…Mea Culpa…

]]> By: Robert Ritter http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-53 Robert Ritter Wed, 05 May 2004 05:56:27 +0000 /?p=24#comment-53 Un-subscribing just validates the E-mail address, unless it is something that you subscribed to. This is the time to just hit delete. Rob Un-subscribing just validates the E-mail address, unless it is something that you subscribed to. This is the time to just hit delete.

Rob

]]> By: David http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-52 David Wed, 05 May 2004 04:02:38 +0000 /?p=24#comment-52 I`m fortunate. I haven`t (so far!) received any spam whatsoever on my present ISP, but a previous one (British Telecom - I`m in the UK) seemed to attract the stuff like a magnet. However, I`m a great fan of Mailwasher, another bounce, delete or accept - type program. There`s a free version for one account only or a paid-for version with more facilities. See http://www.firetrust.com Whilst I`m talking about them, they do a fiendish program called Benign (B9) that checks your incoming mail for non-standard items (to put it simply) and disposes of them, then re-assembles the mail and lets you have it. Coupled with a firewall and decent virus checker, it should make you pretty bomb-proof! I`m fortunate. I haven`t (so far!) received any spam whatsoever on my present ISP, but a previous one (British Telecom - I`m in the UK) seemed to attract the stuff like a magnet. However, I`m a great fan of Mailwasher, another bounce, delete or accept - type program. There`s a free version for one account only or a paid-for version with more facilities. See http://www.firetrust.com Whilst I`m talking about them, they do a fiendish program called Benign (B9) that checks your incoming mail for non-standard items (to put it simply) and disposes of them, then re-assembles the mail and lets you have it. Coupled with a firewall and decent virus checker, it should make you pretty bomb-proof!

]]> By: Hank http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-51 Hank Wed, 05 May 2004 03:46:12 +0000 /?p=24#comment-51 Hi Kim, Download WebWasher and you will have the ability to screen your e-mail before it reaches the mail account. You have the options of blacklisting, deleting and/or bouncing all of the unwanted mail, if you wait for government action, you will be old and gray before they get their acr togrther...Use the do it yourself method...it works... Hi Kim,
Download WebWasher and you will have the ability to screen your e-mail before it reaches the mail account. You have the options of blacklisting, deleting and/or bouncing all of the unwanted mail, if you wait for government action, you will be old and gray before they get their acr togrther…Use the do it yourself method…it works…

]]> By: Kim http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-50 Kim Tue, 04 May 2004 21:34:11 +0000 /?p=24#comment-50 I am getting a LOT of spam that doesn't give you the option to unsubscribe. Is there anything I can do about it, with the new laws that are effective now? I am getting a LOT of spam that doesn’t give you the option to unsubscribe. Is there anything I can do about it, with the new laws that are effective now?

]]> By: Matthew Swisher http://www.theinternetpatrol.com/dear-aunty-spam-is-the-ftc-going-to-come-after-me/#comment-49 Matthew Swisher Tue, 04 May 2004 21:21:29 +0000 /?p=24#comment-49 Dear Aunty Spam, Time and again I have heard and read that after one installs WinXP SP1, there is a 20% to40% chance it will damage your computer in one way or another. I did install SP1 in my computer and it crashed. I had to use a floppy to get it started, and then I ran System Restore. It worked, but I am still out SP1, and it seems that SP1 is important to install. So, now what? I really like your blog. I've learned a lot from it. Thanks! Matthew Swisher Dear Aunty Spam,

Time and again I have heard and read that after one installs WinXP SP1, there is a 20% to40% chance it will damage your computer in one way or another. I did install SP1 in my computer and it crashed. I had to use a floppy to get it started, and then I ran System Restore. It worked, but I am still out SP1, and it seems that SP1 is important to install. So, now what?

I really like your blog. I’ve learned a lot from it.

Thanks!
Matthew Swisher

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