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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:17 pm 
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OK I have almost given up ona couple of email address' due to getting bored of being offered Viagra & tackle enlargement pills/pumps/goggles etc (which I don't think I need but others may dissagree??) and would like some advice on tackling this (excuse the pun).

General free email address, Microsoft office (outlook or outlook express) and I am now getting 200 emails a day and looking for a cost effective and time effective solution - come on you geeks :-)

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:51 pm 
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Stop signing up for pron sites with them then :D

My hotmail one gets 2 spams a year. I don't use it for anything at all other than emailing people I know. I have a special email which I use to sign up for everything. It does seem that most hosts are willing to sell email lists on not just the niche ones lol
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Get new email address. Only use it for known contacts. Does seem to work for me


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PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 11:03 pm 
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Not having any problem myself but maybe they've heard about my generous proportions :lol:

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:48 am 
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Or your legendary Scottish short arm/deep pocket tendancies :D :D

I wonder if my telesales tactic would work. You could try replying to the email selling them timeshares for example :D
Since adopting this approach with telesales I hardly ever get calls. Sad really as I've hatched this new plot where I try to sell them my decrepid garden shed


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PostPosted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 12:06 pm 
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I'd advise against replying to spam e-mails, this then confirms the e-mail address is an active one!

My advice would be to systematically add filters to your e-mail client to auto delete Viagra stuff etc

Quite a few mail servers offer the option of adding in a Spam filter directly at the server so you never see it, do you have this functionality?

Good to see Don is as optimistic as ever! :)

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