Sonic 0 #1 November 21, 2002 ARRGGHHH !! I wanna find out who these people are and f***ing bash their heads in. I'm getting the same 2 emails at least once every day, sometimes more. Always from different addresses. I wanna find out their IP address so I can do some damage.----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #2 November 21, 2002 It's usually not that hard to track down. I sometimes do when I'm bored, then I forward everything that comes frome them, back to them. It's fun. Or, if they have a website, I'll just find an email adress on their, and forward all the junk to that address (automatically, mind you) Better yet, if they list a 800 number, call it, repeatedly. Irritate them and cost them some money. Threaten a lawsuit - some guy in, I think it was Washington, recently won a case against spammers.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #3 November 21, 2002 They've got these nice email addresses where everything is sent back to ya - i think I'll start making a note of all the different ones they use for later use ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #4 November 21, 2002 Check out www.spamcop.com. You can copy in the headers and it will automatically check on and strip out bogus ip addresses and domains and try to get the actual source for you and even trace back through open relays. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #5 November 21, 2002 Quote ARRGGHHH !! I wanna find out who these people are and f***ing bash their heads in. I'm getting the same 2 emails at least once every day, sometimes more. Always from different addresses. I wanna find out their IP address so I can do some damage. You think you've got spam. Last night, I got a phony request masquerading as eBay for my name, address AND PASSWORD! (How could I tell? How about really poor grammar and misspelled words?). I tried to send it to eBay, but they've turned off the "safe harbor" email address. I finally went through their web-routing hell to a place I could leave a message."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookeskydiver 0 #6 November 21, 2002 i agree with you, but what are your thoughts on real spam?, honestly i love that stuff PCSS # 1 Rookeskydiver "Its a Wonka Bar"....."Go ahead Charlie open it, lets see that golden ticket" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #7 November 21, 2002 Quote They've got these nice email addresses where everything is sent back to ya - i think I'll start making a note of all the different ones they use for later use When popups hit you, look at the site. Request info sent to webmaster@spamsite dot com. Sign them up for their own stuff. If it such a good deal, they should know about it. For snail-mail junk, just swap info and place into the business reply envelopes. Personally, I think that some of the credit card places will be happy to get some Publix weekend-special coupons. If there is no stamp required, then there is no walk-to-the-trashcan required. I love junkmail. It makes me feel wanted. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #8 November 21, 2002 Quotebut what are your thoughts on real spam?, honestly i love that stuff Move to Hawaii. No 1 in Spam consumption per capital. mmmmm... spam musubi, is there anything it can't do?Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hohonukai 0 #9 November 21, 2002 mmmm deelish! lmao Quotechee, not exactly rocket science... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AirMail 0 #10 November 21, 2002 Quote ARRGGHHH !! I wanna find out who these people are and f***ing bash their heads in. I'm getting the same 2 emails at least once every day, sometimes more. Always from different addresses. I wanna find out their IP address so I can do some damage. Whatever you do, don't try to unsubscribe. It just proves to them that your email address works. I am Postmaster at a large east coast bank. One of my responsibilities is to prevent SPAM from reaching our users. The best thing you can do is just delete it without reading it. If it will make you feel better, and the mail appears to have come from hotmail, yahoo, msn, excite, or most of the major service providers, you can usually forward the SPAM to "abuse@". Whether or not is seems that way, they really do care and really do try to prevent spam (with the exception of MSN and Hotmail maybe). Statistics I saw last week indicated that 38% of all Internet mail is SPAM. Patrick-- It's never too late to have a happy childhood. Postal Rodriguez, Muff 3342 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #11 November 21, 2002 Quote Whatever you do, don't try to unsubscribe. It just proves to them that your email address works. I have to agree with that. As a matter of fact, it might generate even more spam. I use the mail program that came with OS X and it has a "bounce" feature. What it does is it sends the email back to the sender as if it was undeliverable. My spam count dropped.My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Galen 0 #12 November 21, 2002 I've started getting spammed in my dz.com e-mail. i've only sent a few messages with it to people I know. Also, those damn pop up windows. I ran ad-aware and it didn't do a thing for the pop-ups. Fact: Every 4 minutes in the United States a can of Spam is opened. Just learned that piece of trivia today. Respect the Dolphin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #13 November 21, 2002 It's more than that - I read every 4 seconds.----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #14 November 21, 2002 My contrabution...spamming ppl. --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #15 November 21, 2002 Quote It's more than that - I read every 4 seconds. To get your mind out of the gutter?My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamT 0 #16 November 21, 2002 If you want to rid yourself of popups use moziila. You can customize java script so it won't do things you don't want it to, like open unrequested windows. I have not seen a popup on my computers in a very long time. All that third party software is crap. It is actually a very easy feature to impliment and it should be in every browser. There reason it isn't available in IE or netscape is because they want you to be swamped by pop-ups. Those browsers cater to the advertisers not the users. The latest version of netscape is based on the mozilla code and that feature has been removed, arn't they kind. adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #17 November 21, 2002 I can live with that spam. People are welcome to send me that !! I found a free anti-spam thing for outlook at http://www.eliminatespam.com/ but I haven't tried it yet.----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JackC 0 #18 November 21, 2002 The best way I've found to reduce spam is to run several e-mail addresses. One for all high risk use, like signing up to news groups, online services and websites. This address should be considered disposable, as soon as it gets overloaded with junk get another account. Hotmail is good for this but be advised, hotmail (and presumably other online email servers) recycle e-mail addresses. If you don't access your account in 30 days they allow it to be registered by someone else, which means if you sign up, you just might be getting someone elses spam from day one. Your second address is just for work use, don't be tempted to use it for anything else as you will probably need to keep this active indefinately. The third is for personal use e-mailing friends etc, change it when you need to. Make sure all these addresses don't all go to the same inbox. Don't reply to any junk, ever. Not even to tell them to quit bugging you or remove your address. All this does is tell them that there is a real person on the other end, pure gold to the spammers. Delete anything from a source you don't recognise, preferably from the server before you down load it. Get a spam filter or a firewall with an ad blocker even though most firewalls are snake oil. Quit accepting cookies from anyone other than sites you trust. Spam written with HTML markup can contain web bugs which with cookies can be used to trace your movements and tell if you have opened an infected e-mail even if you don't reply to it. A program downloadable from http://www.bugnosis.org will alert you to the presence of web bugs but wont squash them. If you really want to trace an IP address try http://www.samspade.org but trying to get anything done about abuse is next to useless. Although abuse desks do take their work seriously, they get shit loads of business so don't expect spectacular results. There is no privacy on the web and spam will always get through, you just have to accept it. You can reduce your foot prints by following some simple rules. But if you really don't want spam, make a simple little modification to your modem... with a hammer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #19 November 21, 2002 Modem? who uses those nowadays? Cheers for the reply. Most of the spam is going to my old address, which I should be able to remove ok. ----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #20 November 21, 2002 Used to have a piece of software called Nighthawk. Tried it once, took out an ISP's email server that a spammer was using. Oops... Lost Nighthawk when I replaced a hard drive or something. ouch...My favorite toy... ----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #21 November 22, 2002 QuoteThe best way I've found to reduce spam is to run several e-mail addresses. I do exactly the same thing. I have three addresses: A private address that I don't post online anywhere that is completely unfiltered. I never get any spam on that account. I have another address that I use for lists and stuff. Lists that I have subscribed to are forwarded to my main email address and I read everything else when I get a chance. My third address is for things like sites that require registration. I delete 99% of what comes through there without ever looking at it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #22 November 22, 2002 The wrestler?SPAMers better think twice before messing with that installed. My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #23 November 22, 2002 >If you want to rid yourself of popups use moziila. Opera makes it really easy: Just press F12 and the attached menu pops up(aargh!). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
