Re: JUNK MAIL

From: Ron tebo (tebomr(at)cadvision.com)
Date: Fri Sep 04 1998 - 09:53:03 CDT


CHUCK NICODEMUS wrote:
>
> How many of you are getting at least two a day. These things are being
> (I believe by th egaming industry) sent every day and to get rid of them
> you have to go thru another pile of junk about gambling...
> Starting to p.... me off. Is ther a way we can bombard these junkies
> with trash?
> chuck

chuck:

I use a freeware program called "Cookie Cutter"( available only for
Macs), have my browser set to warn me whenever a cookie is being
deposited, and occasionally, I go into Netscape preferences in the
system folder and trash the "Magic Cookie" file. All this keeps me to
about one or two unsolicted mails a week. The downside is that some
sites will request up to ten times (if you refuse) to set a cookie
(especially those offering free web pages) and renew the request every
time you move from page to page! However, this at least gives me the
illusion that I am still in control and fighting back!

Ron Tebo



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