Just thought I'd share with you what I do with spam (as there's now this new law).
I go to the website with Mozilla Firebird (cookies diabled). Type in a remove address of another spammer (webmaster@sexchatlines.com for instance or root@webmasterweekly.com - not a bad free newsletter but as they tried to trick me by spamming me with my own domain name, they get signed up for everything), they will then spam that address, who will then spam in return.
Another good one is to put in some bogus contact details but have the phone number either of another spammer, or, better still, a premium rate number.
Or press send then back a number of times to clog up their email. They do it to me so they must think that's a reasonable practice.
Course in Outlook, you can see their details without even opening the mail to avoid any sent back message.
Sorry to tell you, but this probably won't work.
Your "Spam" - the junk, the sex emails, all of that - has almost certainly come from one of just under 200 companies based in a single county in Florida State. They are all tecchie wizards, and are set up to despatch and handle over a *billion* emails a day if needs be. To give you an idea, these 200 companies are thought to generate approximately 40% of
all email worldwide.
Getting hold of the details of a single one of these companies took a recent BBC Money Programme special about 7 months, which shows how unlikely it is that you can crack them. Bear in mind that they get viruses thrown back all the time, and literally millions of abusive emails a day. So they can cope with more spam than you can possibly be arsed to throw at them.
Clicking "send" just lets them know that your email address is viable and therefore they will keep it on all future lists. Much, much, much better to delete all emails that don't come from a recognised source and don't have something personal that you recognise in the heading.
Now, that's talking about SPAM. If you also include permission-based direct marketing from British-based companies, then it is as of 2 days ago
illegal for them to a) send you something unless you belong to a list that has obtained your permission (opt-in only,
not opt-out) to market you to other companies or b) not give you a way of opting-out of receiving further emails.
If they are breaking this directive, contact the webmaster and explain that you will report them to the Information Commissioner if they do not remove your name from the list. They will usually be happy to do so. If not, you can report them following the link below.
Link: http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?pg=Contact%20Us
i read something today about google changing their ways of ranking do das to help eliminate floridian spam ?? dunno how this works. apparently who & what your site is linked to , as well as genuine original material is more important that before in trying to get rated.
well heres hoping my mega web current project fits the bill...
Clicking "send" just lets them know that your email address is viableNo, I never do that. My spam guard gets the vast majority (I know that as I occassionaly switch it to see if I'm ever missing anything) but if you can get a spammer phoning a premium rate number to sell them pheremones...well, it amuses me.
If you also include permission-based direct marketingDon't mind companies I actually buy from sending me emails. Can I point out that junk emails with premium rate UK numbers in them are prohibited and fines can be imposed (and are) by contacting the website below.
Chris
www.starscapecomic.co.uk
Link: Complain at ICSTIS about premium rate junk mail
Thats the ICSTIS website - not Starscape! Which is here: -
Link: Starscape's website
Just thought I'd correct that first link fer ye pal
Link: http://www.icstis.org.uk/icstis2002/default.asp?node=34
so what is this new law anyway?
Basically if you haven't specifically asked for their newsletters, ads, etc they're breaking the law by sending it to you. BUT as most spam comes from the states I don't think this will make much difference to be honest.
New European laws banning the sending of unwanted e-mails - spam - come into force on Thursday.
The laws make it a criminal offence to send e-mails or text messages unless the recipient has agreed in advance to accept them.
Firms which continue to send junk mail face hefty fines and can even be sued by the recipients.
But it will not free mail boxes of spam as much is sent from outside the EU and escapes the new rules.
Heh - you said "beating spam"...
-Noisybeavis
lmao
yeah, that was pretty cool...
tanky butthead
Frey Bentos beats Spam hands down, every time.
Both are shite though.