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Bob Biter · 07-22-2003, 07:28 AM

All you can do now is create another account and send e-mails to those you think might be getting spam under your name, explain the situation (perhaps omitting the "I went on a porn site" part) and tell them to only open e-mails from your new address.

Also, when you sign up, check out the options. On hotmail, there was one written all the way down the application form saying "Check here if you want your e-mail address to be accessible on the public domain" or whatever. The box is already checked, which means that upon signing up your e-mail address will be accessible to pretty much every spammer with half a brain. My first account had that, meaning that I got countless spam, but when I noticed this I created a second account and unchecked the box, which cut down spam about 75%.

07-22-2003, 07:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
Bob Biter Non-smokers die everyday Location: Montreal	All you can do now is create another account and send e-mails to those you think might be getting spam under your name, explain the situation (perhaps omitting the "I went on a porn site" part) and tell them to only open e-mails from your new address. Also, when you sign up, check out the options. On hotmail, there was one written all the way down the application form saying "Check here if you want your e-mail address to be accessible on the public domain" or whatever. The box is already checked, which means that upon signing up your e-mail address will be accessible to pretty much every spammer with half a brain. My first account had that, meaning that I got countless spam, but when I noticed this I created a second account and unchecked the box, which cut down spam about 75%. __________________ A plan is just a list of things that don't happen.