Today I have 145 new spam messages. Yes, that’s right a whopping 145, and it’s only early afternoon. Apparently, I should be an Ebay worker, sign up to get an free XM satellite radio, or get a free green XBox today. Plus I gan get Xanax, Viagra, and Vicodin without a prescription.
I think, I’m currently averaging about 200 a day. But, I’m not worried. As a matter of fact, I never see these spam messages.
Why you ask, because I don’t give out my e-mail address. You know how it is, you sign up to read newspapers like the New York or L.A. Times, you order stuff on-line, you comment on a blog or news group.
These people all get my spam e-mail. Finally, Hotmail, Netscape, and Yahoo have a purpose. These free e-mail accounts are what I use to filter the junk from the stuff I may actually want to read.
Today I was reading in the Time how a possible do-not-spam list has been rejected by the Federal Trade Commission. I say — big deal — e-mail users have to be sophisticated enough to deter spam.
My alter ego (I also use a false name) is all over the net. A search for my other self reveals that I’m ready to be spammed.
There is no federal action that’s going to really stop spam. Most illegal spammers are off-shore and are hardly threatened by U.S. goverment action.
I say let them spam! Get yourself a fake address, and move on.
foleydog
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