Re: Undeliverable Messages

[Guest guest]

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

I work in a church as a secretary. You would not believe the amount of

porn I receive and I honestly belive it's because I ordered something

from ACRAMAX one day and they must've sold our e-mail addy to everyone

and anyone. One day the guy controls the PC's at church said all I had

to do was unsub like this and BAM he unleashed a flood of nasties. So

I agree that unsubing is the worst thing you could possibly do --EVER.

Janene

topper2@... wrote:

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is

generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's

in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks

and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by

matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're

blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks

(p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just

verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion

other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle,

too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on

my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my

mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm

thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has

tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just

downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still

won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my

mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I

don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

Yes, I do NOT unsubscribe to anything, I just don't answer them at all. I still think that it's coming straight from Yahoo.

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I work in a church as a secretary. You would not believe the amount of porn I receive and I honestly belive it's because I ordered something from ACRAMAX one day and they must've sold our e-mail addy to everyone and anyone. One day the guy controls the PC's at church said all I had to do was unsub like this and BAM he unleashed a flood of nasties. So I agree that unsubing is the worst thing you could possibly do --EVER.Janene

[Guest guest]

I already had the Spybot, and it seemed to have done pretty well, but, at their reccommendation, a couple of days ago, I downloaded something called SpyBlaster, which is supposed to block the rest of the crud, or more crud. I use the Spybot every single day and download all the updates regularly. After I downloaded the SpyBlaster, I opted to include everything even kept out of it in red print. Funny thing is, though, some of the things in red that I could have opted to leave out of it, were adult things (not sure what that was about). Anyway, within a couple of hrs and from then on, the junky mail got 3 or 4 times worse than it was before. The strange thing is that since I downloaded it, the "postman" keeps telling me that my mail is not being delivered. I'm connecting the two, and I think it has to do with advertising sent directly from the Yahoo folks. I don't think that that is just in my head, i.e., their sponsors, etc...

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

[Guest guest]

Everybody gets hit... I have two addresses that I hardly EVER use.. and even they get hit with spam.... not as much as my main address... but I have never sent mail out from either of those two and still get junk.

Topper ()http://toppertwo.tripod.com

On Mon, 01 Dec 2003 13:25:19 -0600 Janene writes:

I work in a church as a secretary. You would not believe the amount of porn I receive and I honestly belive it's because I ordered something from ACRAMAX one day and they must've sold our e-mail addy to everyone and anyone. One day the guy controls the PC's at church said all I had to do was unsub like this and BAM he unleashed a flood of nasties. So I agree that unsubing is the worst thing you could possibly do --EVER.Janene

[Guest guest]

Well, try to keep in mind that it's the advertising that Yahoo does that allows the groups and many other of yahoos free features to be free. I try to think of it like commercials on tv... you linger on those that are interesting and skip over those that are not...

As far as I know, I have no proof... porn related is not sent by Yahoo......

oh.... when you joined Yahoo you agreed to view their ads as part of your free service....

There is a section in your membership that you can edit to delete a lot of the stuff that you get.... it's mostly all turned on when you join.. so if you haven't unchecked some of that stuff... it might help if you do. I don't remember off the top of my head how to get to it... so if anyone has trouble finding it give me a holler and I'll try to get to it later and do a step by step.... I'm gonna be tied up (busy, no ropes or anything! hehehehehe) for the next 3 or 4 hours so I can't do it right now.

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:24:24 -0600 " " writes:

I already had the Spybot, and it seemed to have done pretty well, but, at their reccommendation, a couple of days ago, I downloaded something called SpyBlaster, which is supposed to block the rest of the crud, or more crud. I use the Spybot every single day and download all the updates regularly. After I downloaded the SpyBlaster, I opted to include everything even kept out of it in red print. Funny thing is, though, some of the things in red that I could have opted to leave out of it, were adult things (not sure what that was about). Anyway, within a couple of hrs and from then on, the junky mail got 3 or 4 times worse than it was before. The strange thing is that since I downloaded it, the "postman" keeps telling me that my mail is not being delivered. I'm connecting the two, and I think it has to do with advertising sent directly from the Yahoo folks. I don't think that that is just in my head, i.e., their sponsors, etc...

[Guest guest]

I want to know why I get all these adds to make my penis grow. I am a woman and no matter how many places I have looked for one in my house, there is no penis to be found to grow.

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

HaHaHaHaHa!!!! So funny, I know what you mean. If they're tracking your web pages, it is probably obvious that you're a woman, yet, we still get these things. If I find one in my house somewhere, I know where I'd like to put it----right back at em! You're so funny Jamy!

P.S. ROTFLMAO!!

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I want to know why I get all these adds to make my penis grow. I am a woman and no matter how many places I have looked for one in my house, there is no penis to be found to grow.

[Guest guest]

We're all just pitiful creatures up for sale on every corner, hehe!

Re: Undeliverable Messages

Everybody gets hit... I have two addresses that I hardly EVER use.. and even they get hit with spam.... not as much as my main address... but I have never sent mail out from either of those two and still get junk.

Topper ()http://toppertwo.tripod.com

[Guest guest]

Spyblaster, I think is also an adware in itself

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

[Guest guest]

Jamy, that is why ThyroDiva and I are trying to help--- find you one or two around the house ..........

ThyroFeisty

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

oh yeah! heheheheh

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:23:20 -0800 "JAMY" writes:

At your house too, huh?

[Guest guest]

TMI

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I prefer silk ties!

.... and feathers....

..... and whipped cream....

....and chocolate chips....

oh oh..... turning out lights and running out the door before anyone sees who typed this......

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:14:31 -0800 "" writes:

Bummer...............

*snerk*

[Guest guest]

All that oxygen used to grow hair on your legs instead of brain power. LOL

Re: Undeliverable Messages

We all learn as we go ... can't tell you how many stupid things that I've done before learning.....

Would you believe I spent about 8 hours downloading the coolest Desktop themes for my puters... ALL FREE!!! I was sorting and logging them and just having a ball imagining how much fun I would have with all these different custom themes on all the computers....

I was all the way up to the H's on the list when I decided to install one while waiting for a phone call..... the blasted thing was full of spyware/trackers!!!!!

I'd downloaded nearly 60 of them... on dial up... hours and hours of downloads... I know better.. I should have downloaded the first one and tried it before spending all that time.. but they were just SO COOL!!!

I did this over the weekend.... just a couple of days ago!!!!

I've isolated the downloaded files on a separate drive for now... It's gonna be one of my projects, to see if I can extract at least the desktops if not the cursors and sounds.... If I'm successful with that I'll be going back to grab more....

Topper () *feeling foolish for telling the world... but trying to show that we all get duped...*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 16:21:36 -0600 " " writes:

I was waiting for someone to say it, I was afraid to think it. It was reccommended by the Spybot folks, so I went ahead and downloaded it, fool I am.

[Guest guest]

Many, many people found out the hard way... and it's really hard to get it off and keep it from reinstalling itself once it's on....

Some others that clients have brought in for me to fix are:

Hit box

Bonzi Buddy

there are about a half dozen of them.. but they aren't coming to mind right now... oh Xupiter is another. Several were so badly embedded throughout the hard drive that I actually had to wipe it all off and reinstall.... they lost everything.

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:21:40 -0600 " " writes:

Yeh, when I got this puter, I thought that the Gator was so much fun, filling in the blanks for me. It was filling in the blanks all right! I did finally learn this.

[Guest guest]

I loved Gaiter. Recently I had and issue with stalling. I took it in to have an expert look at it I had 4000 adware issues with my puter. Now I have adaware and spyware. I run once a week. For them to clean them off, it took 6 hours of scans because so much was imbedded.

Re: Undeliverable Messages

Spybot, I think, is the one that I used before AdAware... it was doing quite a bit of harvesting on its own.... In the years that I've been using AdAware I've found no evidence that it's done any harvesting and their website displays the award that they have won....

I'm using their free version, BTW....

, tell them about the nasty GATOR that we got off of your computer when you and I first met..... That is one of the most notorious spywares out there. They offer free password management software to help you out. In reality to are installing a spyware program on your computer that keeps track of your passwords for you and also tracks EVERYWHERE that you go on the internet and reports it back to GATOR... then you are victim to all the crap that is sent to you based on the information of what interests in by way of websites visited, etc.

Oh, and don't forget the free ecard services. They are also harvesting email addresses. That of the person sending the link to see the card and the addresses of everyone that goes to see that card... Bam... you're address is now available for sale as a verified active email address.

Topper ()

[Guest guest]

Nasty stuff!

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:56:35 -0800 "JAMY" writes:

I loved Gaiter. Recently I had and issue with stalling. I took it in to have an expert look at it I had 4000 adware issues with my puter. Now I have adaware and spyware. I run once a week. For them to clean them off, it took 6 hours of scans because so much was imbedded.

[Guest guest]

just being silly! hehehehehehehehe

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:39:51 -0800 "JAMY" writes:

TMI

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I prefer silk ties!

.... and feathers....

[Guest guest]

Pard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am blushing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ThyroFeisty the Innocent

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I prefer silk ties!

.... and feathers....

..... and whipped cream....

....and chocolate chips....

oh oh..... turning out lights and running out the door before anyone sees who typed this......

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 14:14:31 -0800 "" writes:

Bummer...............

*snerk*

[Guest guest]

No batteries needed!! We are looking for the real MccoY for you!!!!!!!!

ThyroFeisty-- always willing to help!

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

Gator and Incredimail too!

Adaware is really good, and the RoboForm is excellent if you need help with your passwords and filling out forms without the spyware!

Re: Undeliverable Messages

Spybot, I think, is the one that I used before AdAware... it was doing quite a bit of harvesting on its own.... In the years that I've been using AdAware I've found no evidence that it's done any harvesting and their website displays the award that they have won....

I'm using their free version, BTW....

, tell them about the nasty GATOR that we got off of your computer when you and I first met..... That is one of the most notorious spywares out there. They offer free password management software to help you out. In reality to are installing a spyware program on your computer that keeps track of your passwords for you and also tracks EVERYWHERE that you go on the internet and reports it back to GATOR... then you are victim to all the crap that is sent to you based on the information of what interests in by way of websites visited, etc.

Oh, and don't forget the free ecard services. They are also harvesting email addresses. That of the person sending the link to see the card and the addresses of everyone that goes to see that card... Bam... you're address is now available for sale as a verified active email address.

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 15:50:32 -0600 " Webb Osterloh" writes:

Spyblaster, I think is also an adware in itself

[Guest guest]

Did you go out an buy any ties?

heheheheeh

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:07:14 -0600 " Webb Osterloh" writes:

Pard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am blushing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ThyroFeisty the Innocent

[Guest guest]

I forgot all about Incredimail... That little sucker grabs info from everyone a message gets sent to!

It takes forever to edit them too to get rid of the tracker bug before you can respond to them!

Topper ()

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 18:13:15 -0600 " Webb Osterloh" writes:

Gator and Incredimail too!

Adaware is really good, and the RoboForm is excellent if you need help with your passwords and filling out forms without the spyware!

[Guest guest]

All I need is a red bow put on him for my Xmas present!

Re: Undeliverable Messages

, are you running a spyware cleaner? A lot of the spam is generated by spyware dumped on your system... I'm using AdAware... it's in our files section... I've tested SpyBlocker for a couple of weeks and it's missed things that AdAware caught....

It might help.

The filters that block porn and other types of spam do so by matching text keywords... everytime a spammer alters the word you're blocking by adding spaces ( p o r n, po rn, etc.) or punctuation marks (p.o.r.n, p*o*r*n, etc) it will get through the filters.

The best thing you can do is NEVER do an unsub on spam.. it just verifies that your address is active and will get you on a gizzillion other spam lists.....

Topper () *who still fights the never ending spam battle, too*

On Mon, 1 Dec 2003 10:14:30 -0600 " " writes:

Funny how, when I put a program on my cmptr to clear out AND block all that crap that was coming into my mailbox, my messages are suddenly undeliverable, from me to you. I'm thinking that maybe yahoo is where all the crud is coming from. It has tripled and quadrupled, and there is no other explanation. I just downloaded the blocking program a couple of days ago. Hmmm. I still won't allow anymore of the porno, viagra, or mortgage crap in my mailbox, if I have to quit every single thing I'm connected to. I don't bargain that way.

[Guest guest]

Feathers, hairy blond legs and your pill box. Hmmm! LOL

Re: Undeliverable Messages

I prefer silk ties!

.... and feathers....