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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: for sale: *YOUR* email address.
Date: 20 Nov 1996 22:26:37 -0000
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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In article <3291CC65.6638@dont.spam.me>,
Andrew Atrens <please@dont.spam.me> writes:
: 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?
Yes, I have had this happen. The last thing I'd think of doing
is posting some SPAM in return ! This is comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc,
not alt.stop.spamming - I suggest you post to the correct group.
--
Brian <brian%anorak.coverform.lan@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
<http://www.awfulhak.demon.co.uk/>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
.