SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM, SPAM wonderful SPAM

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

--- Gail Schultz <http://www.sbcglobal.net/~prime_one> wrote:
> When I got the DSL line I had to incorporate my yahoo id into my SBC/Yahoo id
> ... and every since then I've had a marked increase in SPAM... And it just
> keeps getting worse and worse!! So I think the SBC part of it is falling down
> on the job, or maybe spammers are just getting more cagey. I get spam that's
> not even addressed to me, just something like my address. I get subject lines
> and bodies of emails that have hidden characters and spacers (like
> v_i_a_g_r_a) (Like I am INTERESTED in VIAGRA >-( 

Allegedly, some women like taking it :-).

In any case, it is your sbcglobal that's the problem, as I would have
suspected.  That's a shame.  Like I said (and you said), I've never had any big
problems with my Yahoo account & spam.

Incidentally, you might wanna use http://sneakemail.com .  I use it whenever I
buy anything on the internet, send a message to my congressperson, etc.  Then,
when I start rec'ing spam, I delete that mail address.  Extremely handy and
useful.

(I also use http://mbnashopsafe.com for temporary credit card numbers for
on-line shopping.  But that's a different issue.)

> I have to take part of the blame. Rather than creating a sub-account as soon
> as getting the DSL line, I continued to use my primary account. Mainly
> because, after many years with Yahoo, I had never had a problem. So, now my
> primary account is trash. The only way to change my prime account is to
> disconnect from DSL and that would involved disconnection charges because I'm
> under contract, blah, blah, blah.
>  
> After going back and forth with technical support this was what we came up
> with. A sub account that I'll use from now until whenever... that is not
> connected to either my old yahoo email or my SBC/yahoo email. And I'll guard
> this one with my life!
>  
> I think it will work out ok in the long run. I can still use my old Yahoo id
> for groups... and since they were good at spam-busting, that should be ok. My
> SBC/Yahoo mail account will just hang around gather spam until my year
> contract is up, and I can disconnect/reconnect with a new user name/email
> address.