Re: Newsgroups: MS should WARN us FIRST not to use real email addresses here!!
- From: "Dan" <smooth@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 13:16:08 -0500
Thanks for the support Frank, my only point from the beginning was that I
believe better disclosure is warranted in the ng setup instructions in the
help files. My only reason for the original post was to warn other newbies
about this undisclosed risk, and was rather surprised that my position was
attacked by those in the know. I have only used this email account on just
this one ng, and only 2 posts before Bruce warned me about the problem. That
was 9 months ago and I get so much spam from those 2 posts that some of it
still gets through 3 filters including McAfee SpamKiller and the filter at
my ISP. None of my other 5 accounts have received a single piece of spam in
the same time, and I spend hours a day on the net and use the other accounts
extensively. I know I'm not talking to MS here, was just hoping the advice
may help a few other users.
Good Christmas vibes to you also,
Dan
"Frank Slootweg" <this@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:458577ce$0$74736$dbd45001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
mae <agrannie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I have a subscription to a Usenet account that will not permit a munged
address.
For that reason, I use msnews for their newsgroups.(cause I can munge)
I know some people whose ISP only permits connecting through them.
Microsoft has nothing to do with any of what you speak.
So take responsibility for yourself, learn by your experiences, and stop
trying to find blame.
Please note that Dan is not talking about Usenet (which strictly
speaking does not even include the microsoft.* Newsgroups) but about
"these groups", i.e. the microsoft.* Newsgroups.
Please also note that he - implicitly and possibly explicitly - talks
about the msnews.microsoft.com News server(s), not those of a ISP/NSP.
So *from his standpoint*, I think he has a point: He uses *only*
Microsoft stuff, i.e. OE, microsoft.* Newsgroups - which are created/
'owned' by Microsoft - and the Microsoft-owned msnews.microsoft.com News
server(s).
FWIW, I used News/Usenet (long) before Microsoft even existed, so I
*also* understand your viewpoint and those of the others.
The car/driving lessons analogy is both valid and invalid. Of course
in the real world you *do* need 'driving lessons' to use a computer, but
let's be fair and realize that everything in Microsoft's marketing
(towards consumers), etc. implies that you don't.
So please let us 'experts' be a little more understanding towards the
'newbies'. After all, in some other area *we* will be the newbies but
still want to treated with understanding.
Christmas spirit and all that? :-)
.
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