[dba-Tech] RE: Cannot get rid of spam!

Bryan Carbonnell Bryan_Carbonnell at cbc.ca
Fri Jan 30 07:13:43 CST 2004


> 1) NEVER open these emails, especially if they are from other than a
> microsoft.com address - and that is no guarantee, as the sending
address can
> be spoofed.

If you have an e-mail client that does NOT automatically download
images and crap from the internet or run scripts, like Pegasus Mail, you
are safe in opening the e-mails. *Not* the attachments but the e-mails.
The problem lies with web bugs, javascript and the like that should NOT
be in e-mails in the first place. <soapbox mode off> :)

> 2) NEVER use the "opt out" links included in these emails. All that
does is
> validate to the sender that your email address is valid, and they
will send
> you even more.

Can't argue with that.

> 3) Invest in a "spam-blocker" software program; there are many
reasonably
> good ones out there, and they are often free or at least low priced.
> Personally, I have been using "iHateSpam", and it works quite well
(cost is
> about $15 ??).

Why pay for one? There are two excelent ones that are free that I know
of
K9 - http://www.keir.net/k9.html (the one I use)
POPFile - http://popfile.sourceforge.net/

Bryan Carbonnell
bryan_carbonnell at cbc.ca

>>> rbgajewski at adelphia.net 30-Jan-04 6:51:37 AM >>>
Suggestions:

1) NEVER open these emails, especially if they are from other than a
microsoft.com address - and that is no guarantee, as the sending
address can
be spoofed.

2) NEVER use the "opt out" links included in these emails. All that
does is
validate to the sender that your email address is valid, and they will
send
you even more.

3) Invest in a "spam-blocker" software program; there are many
reasonably
good ones out there, and they are often free or at least low priced.
Personally, I have been using "iHateSpam", and it works quite well
(cost is
about $15 ??).

Good Luck!

Bob Gajewski

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com 
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Sad Der
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 02:08
To: Acces User Group
Subject: [AccessD] OT: Cannot get rid of spam!


Hi group,

approx 2 weeks ago I saw that my mailbox for my
AccessD-list mail was full. I then saw that I had only
a 'couple' (100+) e-mails in it. I checked my Bulk
folder and it was full with 'microsoft' updates. They
all came from e-mail like:

qweerejkks at yahoo.com 
2q323312 at yahoo.com 
etc.

I receive these mails every day. They keep comming in
until my mailbox is completely full.
I tried blocking the mailadresses, but since they
change every day that didn't work.
I tried blocking the 'domain' www.yahoo.com, that also
didn't work.
I tried to unsubscribe from the mails, no info about
that in the mails
I checked my Microsoft account, Yahoo account for any
subscriptions and i canceled them all.
Result? The mails keep coming in!

How do I get rid of these mails?

TIA!!

Sander

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