Posts tagged email

Email chains: Check first, click later

This morning, I received an “email hoax” about illegal aliens and was more than a little peeved that my private email address had been included in such a mailing.

Unfortunately, many of the people on his list will simply forward to their list, and as the chain grows, all of the email addresses will continue to be embedded in the mailing. So 8 out of 10 Windows users on that list will undoubtedly have a zombie on their machines which will forward all the email addresses to spam harvesters.

Here’s how I responded to the chain…

Posted by Fred, June 19, 2008

Disposable email address

This is one way to stop spam coming to you. The site, GuerrillaMail generates e-mail addresses on the fly for you to use. Continue reading »

Posted by Lynn Wegley, May 17, 2008

Gmail Beyond the Basics

Our friend, Bob Rankin over at “The Internet Tourbus” has published an article about how to get the most our of Gmail. Continue reading »

Posted by , December 7, 2007

24 hours of spam

Have you ever heard of anyone who actually wants you to send them your spam and junk mail? I know, it’s crazy, but the folks at Knujon do indeed want all your spam. Why? So they can crush the criminals at the end of the money trail. You’ve heard me preach that everyone should have a SpamCop account. Well, now I’m emphasizing you should NOW also have a Knujon account. Continue reading »

Posted by Lynn Wegley, October 30, 2007
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