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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!hunter.premier.net!www.nntp.primenet.com!nntp.primenet.com!enews.sgi.com!news.sgi.com!news.tamu.edu!news.utdallas.edu!nrchh45.rich.nt.com!bcarh189.bnr.ca!bmerhc5e.bnr.ca!news From: Andrew Atrens <please@dont.spam.me> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: for sale: *YOUR* email address. Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 10:04:05 -0500 Organization: Nortel Technology (formerly Bell Northern Research) Lines: 21 Message-ID: <3291CC65.6638@dont.spam.me> NNTP-Posting-Host: bmerh278.bnr.ca Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; HP-UX A.09.05 9000/712) Hi Folks, Somehow, somewhere, someone has gotten hold of email address and is providing it, or selling it to various spamming entities. I'm getting spams about everything from penpals to `lifestyles'(?) . At first it was mildly amusing, but now less so as the volume appears to be growing, and growing. Has anyone else had this happen? And if so, what did you do/can you do to stop it? Any/all help/suggestions appreciated. Regards, Andrew Atrens, ( As always, opinions are mine, not those of any employer past or present. )