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Old 21-10-2003, 16:03   #5
Mantrid
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Re: Spam Spam Spam

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Originally Posted by towny
I only once had problems with Spam, and that was when, in the days the internet was young(ish) I built a Tripod homepage and put my hotmail addy on it (and I had actually managed to get firstname.surname as my hotmail addy, that's how long ago it was). Within a couple of days my hotmail inbox was so inundated with p0rn I had no choice but to abandon it and allow it to expire and get deleted by MSN.

These days I am extremely careful where I put my email address. Our homepage is built with Apple dotmac tools so that the 'Mail Me' link never reveals my addy to the sender. You won't find my email address anywhere on this site (PM is great for first contact anyway). When I sign up for anything online I always check the 'don't pass on my details' box and if there isn't one, I think very hard about whether to complete the reservation/subscription.

Result: Virtually no spam.
Thanks and good ideas there.
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