Jiglu: Farmtalking: Discussion: Re: RE: Pornographic spam

Originally from: Joyce

Hi Jane and Frances,
20 plus spam and a couple of 'real' e-mails this am.... as per usual.... I simply delete them, bit of a pest but a small price to pay for instant access all over the globe!
Some folks change their addresses but I'm sure the spammers catch up! Best wishes,
Joyce

... wrote:

Hi Francis!
I have to say I don't think we, as a group, are being targeted at all! Unfortunately 'spam' of all kinds seems to be on the increase and most ISP's are trying to find a way to eradicate it. However, that can't be easy as the very nature of e-Mail means that once someone has your e-Mail address they can write to you. 'Spammers' tend to use auto-responders to send messages and have huge address lists which are often circulated for free on the web and may include any of ours among them.
There is little we can do about it except remembering never to open mail unless we know who sent it to us and deleting all mail which falls in that category. Also, remebering never to 'unsubscribe' to a spammers e-Mail as to do so simply confirms our existance!
Some e-Mail programs do filtre out a proportion of 'Junk' mail and give us the option to create our own filtres for mail we expect from those we know, enabling us to delete all the rest.
I know it's a nuisance but far outweighed by the benefits afforded by e-Mail!
I'm sure the recent dirth of messages is simply beacuse Christmas is rapidly approaching and our members have other things to do just now!
Take care and best wishes – Jane
Author wrote:
We have been, are being, targeted by person or persons unknown, as they say, by a particularly obnoxious brand of porno spam brought in by a virus. I notice that not a lot of posting is going on by other members on the chat-line. This may be because all your activities are Christmas orientated at present ( ohh ! No pun was intended, I assure you ) It may be that we are all being nobbled and that someone doesn't want us to discuss certain events or topics, I simply do not know. All I can say is that what we are receiving is a nasty brand of porn, unless you are a paedophile, it is most certainly illegal and I'm sure the authorities know about it. So are they the ones using it or are they allowing it to continue for their own ends ? Talk to me ?Are we alone in this ?
Frances.

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