OT - Problems using news.

Wow! I created a new email address with bigfoot. I left it for a week or so, and didn't get any mail to it. Today, I put that email address into OE, and posted to news, and within minutes I got 6 virus emails!! Is news soon to become unuseable for those who use their real email address? Is there a way around this, other than using a bugus email in your news reader? Thanks. -- R. GPLRank +79.699

me too .

Always been the same. Never use a legit email address or even one that has 'remove' or 'nospam' or something like that in cos they get round that too. Having a message in your sig, like 'delete xxx for reply' might work. Try it. Iain "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:blefkl$ols$[email hidden]... > Wow! > > I created a new email address with bigfoot. I left it for a week or so,and > didn't get any mail to it. > > Today, I put that email address into OE, and posted to news, and within > minutes I got 6 virus emails!! > > Is news soon to become unuseable for those who use their real emailaddress?

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> Is there a way around this, other than using a bugus email in your news > reader? > > Thanks. > -- > R. > GPLRank +79.699 > >

"Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:ZIDeb.435$[email hidden]... > Always been the same. Never use a legit email address or even one that has > 'remove' or 'nospam' or something like that in cos they get round thattoo. > Having a message in your sig, like 'delete xxx for reply' might work. Try > it. > Iain Only recently have I taken to not using a legit address. Beforehand the courtesy of offering my address in the unlikely event that anyone might want to contact me (it has happenned) was not outweighed by the relatively small amount of crap I received. Not any more :( Just in the last couple of days has the flood of fake MS patches and undeliverable mails been reduced to a managable level. I was getting 200-300 a day... Regards, Mark Davison V8 Thunder Admin http://www.v8thunder.com "Race your ass..."

Oh well. I suppose it's the same with a lot of things. A few arseholes mess it up for everyone else. -- R. GPLRank +79.699 "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:_vHeb.1751$[email hidden]... > > "Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:ZIDeb.435$[email hidden]... > > Always been the same. Never use a legit email address or even one that has > > 'remove' or 'nospam' or something like that in cos they get round that > too. > > Having a message in your sig, like 'delete xxx for reply' might work. Try > > it. > > Iain > > Only recently have I taken to not using a legit address. Beforehand the > courtesy of offering my address in the unlikely event that anyone might want > to contact me (it has happenned) was not outweighed by the relatively small > amount of crap I received. > > Not any more :( > > Just in the last couple of days has the flood of fake MS patches and > undeliverable mails been reduced to a managable level. I was getting > 200-300 a day... > > Regards, > > Mark Davison > V8 Thunder Admin > http://www.v8thunder.com > "Race your ass..." > >

EVERYONE uses a bogus email address in usenet :) You just learned why! -Larry "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:blefkl$ols$[email hidden]... > Wow! > > I created a new email address with bigfoot. I left it for a week or so,and > didn't get any mail to it. > > Today, I put that email address into OE, and posted to news, and within > minutes I got 6 virus emails!! > > Is news soon to become unuseable for those who use their real emailaddress?

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> Is there a way around this, other than using a bugus email in your news > reader? > > Thanks. > -- > R. > GPLRank +79.699 > >

Larry wrote: > > EVERYONE uses a bogus email address in usenet :) I don't <BEG> Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Guys, Back before there were even such things as web browsers, there were newsgroups. Back since 89 I have read FAQ and SUGGESTIONs and as far back as I can remember, they been telling EVERYONE to "munge" your reply to address, for newsgroups! The baddies have been online since "online" went well, ONLINE, for lack a better term... <G> Back in the BBS days, I know dang well that you didn't ever post personal information, anywhere in public, if you had a brain that is. When I 1st got online, as it were in 89, via the my College's telnet accounts, I was advised by the computer savvy back then, "Would you write your phone # in a truckstop's or public bathroom!!???" No, was my answer... "WELL, why would you post your email in here?" You all should think about it like that... "Richard S Beckett" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:blgml3$5dc$[email hidden]... > Oh well. > > I suppose it's the same with a lot of things. A few arseholes mess it upfor

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> everyone else. > -- > R. > GPLRank +79.699 > > "Mark Davison" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:_vHeb.1751$[email hidden]... > > > > "Iain Mackenzie" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > > news:ZIDeb.435$[email hidden]... > > > Always been the same. Never use a legit email address or even one that > has > > > 'remove' or 'nospam' or something like that in cos they get round that > > too. > > > Having a message in your sig, like 'delete xxx for reply' might work. > Try > > > it. > > > Iain > > > > Only recently have I taken to not using a legit address. Beforehand the > > courtesy of offering my address in the unlikely event that anyone might > want > > to contact me (it has happenned) was not outweighed by the relatively > small > > amount of crap I received. > > > > Not any more :( > > > > Just in the last couple of days has the flood of fake MS patches and > > undeliverable mails been reduced to a managable level. I was getting > > 200-300 a day... > > > > Regards, > > > > Mark Davison > > V8 Thunder Admin > > http://www.v8thunder.com > > "Race your ass..." > > > > > >

Glad I don't have to manage your Inbox :) -Larry "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Larry wrote: > > > > EVERYONE uses a bogus email address in usenet :) > > I don't <BEG> > > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

Larry wrote: > > Glad I don't have to manage your Inbox :) *My* inbox is doing just fine, most spammers' servers are hosted on IP addys belonging to APNIC, since APNIC is somewhat less than helpful when it comes to tracking down and shutting down spammers, I see no reason why they shouldn't get a taste of it Same with companies to hire spammers, track down the administrative account of their domain and post with that addy to Usenet, give them a taste too, other than that I just sign them up for 10 daily porn pics lists and make sure at least a couple of them are for gay porn Did I mention that I hate spammers ? Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

The only people who DON'T hate Spammers are spammers themselves. -Larry "Goy Larsen" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> > > Larry wrote: > > > > Glad I don't have to manage your Inbox :) > > *My* inbox is doing just fine, most spammers' servers are hosted on IP > addys belonging to APNIC, since APNIC is somewhat less than helpful when > it comes to tracking down and shutting down spammers, I see no reason > why they shouldn't get a taste of it > > Same with companies to hire spammers, track down the administrative > account of their domain and post with that addy to Usenet, give them a > taste too, other than that I just sign them up for 10 daily porn pics > lists and make sure at least a couple of them are for gay porn > > Did I mention that I hate spammers ? > > > Beers and cheers > (uncle) Goy > "goyl at nettx dot no" > > http://www.theuspits.com > > "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" > --Groucho Marx--

Richard S Beckett wrote:

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> > Wow! > > I created a new email address with bigfoot. I left it for a week or so, and > didn't get any mail to it. > > Today, I put that email address into OE, and posted to news, and within > minutes I got 6 virus emails!! > > Is news soon to become unuseable for those who use their real email address? > Is there a way around this, other than using a bugus email in your news > reader?

Hi Richard: This is the first post using my new email address. It's annoying to have 30 messages a day telling me how to enlarge my penis or make $50,000 in 3 months. Now these are turning into 150K Microsoft Security patches, and I've just given up. They win. Larry

Larry Lindstrom wrote:

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> > Hi Richard: > > This is the first post using my new email address. > > It's annoying to have 30 messages a day telling me > how to enlarge my penis or make $50,000 in 3 months. > Now these are turning into 150K Microsoft Security > patches, and I've just given up. They win.

Yes, but if it hadn't been for these spammers I would never had gotten this great deal I've just got, don't know if you guys have gotten a similar offer as they said they only contacted a select few, but it involves some uncollected funds in a Nigerian bank, I really can't say anymore about it yet, but I'm going to be stinky rich !!! I won't forget you guys of course Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

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> > Larry Lindstrom wrote: > > > > Hi Richard: > > > > This is the first post using my new email address. > > > > It's annoying to have 30 messages a day telling me > > how to enlarge my penis or make $50,000 in 3 months. > > Now these are turning into 150K Microsoft Security > > patches, and I've just given up. They win. > > Yes, but if it hadn't been for these spammers I would never had gotten > this great deal I've just got, don't know if you guys have gotten a > similar offer as they said they only contacted a select few, but it > involves some uncollected funds in a Nigerian bank, I really can't say > anymore about it yet, but I'm going to be stinky rich !!! > > I won't forget you guys of course

Congratulations Goy! I understand perhaps billions of dollars are tied up in Nigerian banks, the many honest people who control these different funds need only find an honest person who wants a piece of the action. When you cash in, people you have never heard of will want to be your friend. All I'm looking for is a ride in your Ferrari. Larry

Larry Lindstrom wrote:

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> > Congratulations Goy! > > I understand perhaps billions of dollars are tied up > in Nigerian banks, the many honest people who control > these different funds need only find an honest person > who wants a piece of the action. > > When you cash in, people you have never heard of will > want to be your friend. All I'm looking for is a ride > in your Ferrari.

You're welcome to a ride of course, but it will have to be in the HSV Commodore I'm ordering..... Beers and cheers (uncle) Goy "goyl at nettx dot no" http://www.theuspits.com "A man is only as old as the woman he feels........" --Groucho Marx--

Microsoft does NOT email security patches. THOSE ARE VIRUSES disguised as MS Security Patches. -Larry "Larry Lindstrom" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > Richard S Beckett wrote: > > > > Wow! > > > > I created a new email address with bigfoot. I left it for a week or so,and > > didn't get any mail to it. > > > > Today, I put that email address into OE, and posted to news, and within > > minutes I got 6 virus emails!! > > > > Is news soon to become unuseable for those who use their real emailaddress?

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> > Is there a way around this, other than using a bugus email in your news > > reader? > > Hi Richard: > > This is the first post using my new email address. > > It's annoying to have 30 messages a day telling me > how to enlarge my penis or make $50,000 in 3 months. > Now these are turning into 150K Microsoft Security > patches, and I've just given up. They win. > > Larry