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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:15 PM Original message |
Is anyone else suddenly getting slammed with hundreds of spam/virus emails? |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. I get them all the time |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, fortunately AOL has an excellent spam filter |
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DemReadingDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:53 PM Response to Reply #2 |
40. I also have AOL |
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blogslut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
3. Try Mozilla Thunderbrid |
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hashibabba (894 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. No, nobody is asking for talented people at my house. |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
5. It's been bad for a few months... |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
6. 21670 |
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Terran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
7. Getting more than normal |
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flakey_foont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
8. Not that one |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
9. Get SpamBayes! |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Nope. Sounds like some asshole got a hold of ur email and let loose. |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:37 PM Response to Original message |
11. I Am Getting Viagra, and 'Enlargement' emails |
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Beaverhausen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:41 PM Original message |
I would welcome spam like that. All I get is penis enlargement spam |
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The Wizard (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
33. They always get |
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flyingfysh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 02:41 PM Response to Original message |
12. I get up to a couple hundred spams a day |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. Hmmmmm..... |
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lateo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep but different message. |
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SeattleVet (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 03:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. Even worse - I run a web site and domain for a non-profit, and some spammer |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 03:56 PM Response to Original message |
16. No, I have a .mac address |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:06 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Actually, .mac addresses are very, very good at filtering this shit |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:10 PM Response to Reply #18 |
21. I do have a .mac domain |
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scarface2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:00 PM Response to Original message |
17. no..i m using karl rove s super secret server |
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AuntPatsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
19. As long as you check the spam box when deleting them you won't get as much as time goes by. |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:09 PM Response to Original message |
20. In the last 24 hours my spam has gone up around 1000%. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:19 PM Response to Original message |
22. stop downloading porn... |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:28 PM Response to Reply #22 |
23. I download plenty of porn, and don't get any spam. |
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supernova (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:29 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. So do I! |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. lol! |
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immoderate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:33 PM Original message |
Um, from Nigeria? |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:33 PM Response to Original message |
26. I started forwarding the phishing e-mails to the respected banks abuse link. |
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Atman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:38 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. Mac Mail has a "bounce back" feature. |
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SeattleVet (708 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:03 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Unfortunately, most of the "From:" addresses that the mail will bounce back to |
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Reciprocity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:48 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. Thanks for the heads up. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
28. I got a bunch of stuff last month |
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Raven (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:12 PM Response to Original message |
30. DON"T DELETE YOUR MOTHER!!!!!!!! |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:25 PM Response to Original message |
31. Use Thunderbird .....gall dang Micro Shaft lamers |
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_testify_ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
34. today I got one that told me my penis would be so big |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
35. No, But |
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Hekate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
36. I get tons of offers for penis enlargement,quite explicit.Are men really THAT insecure?Postini helps |
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zulchzulu (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
37. Here's a funny spam I just got |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #37 |
49. Use this to check the header to see the origin of the e-mail. |
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MsRedacted (263 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:36 PM Response to Original message |
38. Been that way for years for me. About 500 emails a week of junk. |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. It's variations of the Storm worm... |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 07:53 PM Response to Original message |
41. Try MailWasher. Free. Let's you see delete before you download to your mail program. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:15 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. Second that recommendation. |
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Liberal In Texas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:59 PM Response to Reply #42 |
44. I got pro before they started charging for it. Did donate however. |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:11 PM Response to Reply #44 |
45. Not sure. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
43. no, but I got bombarded with over 200 "undelivered" e-mails that I didn't send |
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TwilightZone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Sep-25-07 09:13 PM Response to Reply #43 |
46. Spamming companies use faked return addresses to make the e-mails harder to track. |
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Peggy Day (859 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 07:16 AM Response to Original message |
47. I switched to gmail, and don't get as many now. AT&T had hundreds of spams sent to me. |
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Generic Other (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 08:36 AM Response to Original message |
48. At work |
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whistle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-26-07 01:06 PM Response to Original message |
50. Me too and have been for over a month, they all go into a special folder |
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