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The message
from Jaques d'Alltrades contains
these words:

The message
from "RichardS" noaccess@invalid contains these words:

You might also want to add a signature to your posts containing a munged
email address so that folks genuinely wanting to email you are able
to do so
(that is entirely a personal preference though). It seems to work -
I don't
recall getting any spam addressed to my email contained within my sig.

Actually, it isn't a personal preference - AUP dictates that you should
include in any post a way of replying to it by e-mail.

That applies to emails, Rusty, but I don't think it does to newsgroup
posts ?

Janet

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"Jaques d'Alltrades" wrote in message
k...
The message
from "Tumbleweed" contains these
words:

It may be more powerful but that is definitely at the expense of
ease-of-use. This is from a desktop rather than a server POV. What it
has
got going for it ATM is relative immunity to viruses, partially because
of
how it works and partially because the virus/worm writers dont target
it.

Yet. In fact it has been targeted


You are of course corect, I should have put 'mostly' dont target them.
--
Tumbleweed

Remove my socks for email address

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On 5/6/04 1:12 AM, in article ,
"Vicky" wrote:

Please could someone explain how I disguise my email details when using
newsgroups? My email address appears to have been harvested from this one
already.

Thanks

Vicky


Vicky
Thanks for asking this question...I too needed to know how and I think I
have changed my address so that I have accomplished just that. I did use an
idea from someone on this newsgroup (I thought it was hilarious) hope you
don't mind.
Gary
Fort Langley, BC
Canada
PS: To reply first, remove yoursocks...? (this is tooooo funny, especially
if it works!) :)
PSS: Have I been successful??? Anyone?

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In article , gary davis
writes
Vicky
Thanks for asking this question...I too needed to know how and I think I
have changed my address so that I have accomplished just that.

Unfortunately, you never know, when you make up an email address,
whether or not there actually is some poor person with that address in
which case they will get all the spam directed at you!!!!!!
Once your address has been harvested, this exercise will be pointless
unless you change your email address - and remember to tell all your
friends.

Better still, email Jon Green and ask for a deadspam account. If you
want Jon Green's email to get a valid 'hidden' address I'll try
and hunt it out for you.

PSS: Have I been successful??? Anyone?

You certainly seem to have been. Now just hope that there is no poor sod
on the internet with that as hisher actual address :(((((((((((
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see

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Freeserve have very recently started marking all span, and you can have it
removed without down loading, this has reduced my "Mail" on freeserve from
around 150 items a day down to under 10.
I have moved Mail washer to another address and now have reduced my junk
mail by around 200 items a day.

--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

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The message
from Jane Ransom contains these words:

Unfortunately, you never know, when you make up an email address,
whether or not there actually is some poor person with that address in
which case they will get all the spam directed at you!!!!!!

The would-be user could try a websearch, or emailing it, to find out
if it belongs to someone else.

Hijacking someone else's legitimate email address to use on usenet,
will be revealed to the owner the first time someone else on a newsgroup
sends a private reply to it. It's a fast and guaranteed way for the
hijacker to get dumped by their own isp.

Janet.

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In article EFmmc.37$VR4.30@newsfe1-win, Jabba
writes

Assuming you are using IE goto 'Tools' - 'Accounts'. Then select the 'News'
tab. You should then be able to select the news server that you use, click
on 'Properties' and chage your e-mail address to something with a valid
format i.e. , but which is not real.

Better still, email Jon Green and ask for a deadspam account.
You never know, when you make up an email address, whether or not there
actually is some poor person with that address in which case they will
get all the spam directed at you!!!!!!
Unfortunately, as your address has already been harvested, this exercise
will be pointless unless you change your email address - and remember to
tell all your friends.

If you want Jon Green's email to get a valid 'hidden' address I'll try
and hunt it out for you.
--
Jane Ransom in Lancaster.
I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg
but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms
at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see