Re: Dealing with Spam

> Thanks for your explanation but I don't understand how I could not use any
> address when posting to a news group.
> I always thought that it was necessary to have an address.
> Blair
>

IN your newsgroup client just put in any old garbage. you may have to put an
@ symbol somewhere (e.g. sdfdfsdsd212123@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) in it but
most newsreaders do not check for a well formed or valid address.

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"Blair" <pabm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ef$dQSccFHA.2736@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Blair Malcolm
> "Mike Brannigan [MSFT]" <mikebran@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:u6n0k8XcFHA.464@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Blair" <pabm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:%23IyB3fWcFHA.1152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Because I was receiving
>> a
>> large amount of Spam (I stupidly had my proper
>> > email address in News groups) I decided to change my email address and
> in
>> > the case of news groups I read that I should add the word "invalid"
> after
>> > my
>> > email address.
>> > For the last year I received no Spam at all until recently I have been
>> > getting on or two messages about my bank account and my password sent
>> > to
>> > my
>> > correct email address.
>> > It looks as though someone has a system of deleting the word "invalid"
> and
>> > getting my email address.
>> > What I would like to know is how should I have disguised my email
> address
>> > to
>> > avoid this?
>> > Finally I noticed that in Outlook Express there is a facility of
> blocking
>> > the sender, which I have used. Does this facility work?
>> >
>> > Blair
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Almost all of the common methods for disguising your e-mail address are
>> defeated simply. As they are "common" most e-mail address harvesting
>> software now know to remove these common disguises.
>> So the best thing is to not use any form of valid or disguised address at
>> all in your configuration of your newsgroup reader.
>>
>>
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>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Mike
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>> Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]
>>
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
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>> Please note I cannot respond to e-mailed questions, please use these
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> Thanks for your explanation but I don't understand how I could not use any
> address when posting to a news group.
> I always thought that it was necessary to have an address.
> Blair
>
>


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