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Re: [Non-MG] Re: This list being used for solicitations?

To: Skye Poier <skye@jungle.direct.ca>, mgs@Autox.Team.Net
Subject: Re: [Non-MG] Re: This list being used for solicitations?
From: Carol <car@texas.net>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 11:28:08 -0500
Oh, yes! That's the first thing Dave and I checked. 

However, it would take FOREVER for a spammer to take a tack like that too
amass a mailing list... 500 here, 300 there... Too much trouble for too
little return.

Nah... they have "web worms" or some other web critter that ferrets out
these addresses. Mine likely came from my home page. Another place I am
registered is on an auction page. So... there are lotsa' sources that are
much more lucrative for junk-mailers than Mark's server -- where these
lists are kept. 

BTW, my new manner of handling this junk mail is simply "delete." I was
using software to reply, then realized (thanks Kai!) that I was probably
telling the jerks "I have an active address. Send me more junk mail!" Sad
but true...

And I'd rather deal myself with it than legislate it... "We can
overcome.....!"

Carol





At 08:46 AM 10/15/97 -0700, Skye Poier wrote:
>Word on the street is that Carol (car@texas.net) said:
>> 
>> I made a similar inquiry of this list about a month ago. I, too, thought
>> the list of list users had been hooked by somebody(ies). After a bit of
>> discussion, and some more digging on my own, I realized that I had used the
>> Use-Net (??) a few months back. It was likely from there that my name got
>> snagged.  
>
>Actually, here's why people on the list are being spammed.  To get a 
>complete list of all the email addresses of everyone on this list, all 
>you have to do is subscribe to mgs and then send
>
>who mgs
>
>in the body of a message to majordomo@autox.team.net
>
>Try it yourself...
>
>> All I'm getting now is the MLM nonsense... at least you're getting more
>> interesting offers!!  WOW!! Porno and car parts! What a combination...!
>
>Gives Snap-On a whole new meaning!
>
>Skye
>
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>http://www.mgb.bc.ca/
>
>
>

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