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Title: Ever Just Get SICK of Spam?
Post by: Particle on March 30, 2003 01:18 pm CST
...I do

I've even made a spam filter app that helps me out by nabbing tons of it... it's still not enough.  Instead of just going through and deleting the egads of spam that's left over like normal when I do a mail dump, I decided to actually unsubscribe from a few of the more notorious services.  Here's some of the results:

Here's me unsubsribing through email:
(http://http://www.pcrpg.org/pics/misc/nospam1.gif)

And through a web form:
(http://http://www.pcrpg.org/pics/misc/nospam2.gif)

Post your "funny" or just plain rude unsubscription methods here... we all get pissed off at times, now's a chance to let the world know and get praised for it! hehe =D
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Post by: Darwin on March 30, 2003 06:37 pm CST
dammit posted twice
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Post by: Darwin on March 30, 2003 06:38 pm CST
Two weeks ago when going to a computer show to pick up a wifi card, they had people outside the door hassling people to sign up for a contest to win prizes.  Of course, if you know any better, these contests are only made so they can sell you stuff.  The only question it asked you was your name and email address.  I quickly noted this would lead to spam.

This hot girl in a red shirt handed me a card, and here is what I put:

TheChick_RedShirt@Niceboobs.net

*edit*
What email prog do you use Particle?
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Post by: Particle on March 30, 2003 06:40 pm CST
lol
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Post by: Newbie on March 30, 2003 06:51 pm CST
<-----    ::feels h8ed on:: Due too Title   :lol:
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Post by: Newbie on March 30, 2003 06:57 pm CST
I'm happy, I have a new email adress now and I don't ever get spam.. *ahh*
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Post by: Darwin on March 30, 2003 07:00 pm CST
I am sticking with yahoo, since a year ago they have improved greatly in the interface and spam blocking.  I never get spam.  Also I have the coolest email address in the world, so I'm sticking with it.
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Post by: Darwin on March 30, 2003 07:01 pm CST
(http://http://spam.com/assets/hp/GoodGone3_animation.gif)
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Post by: Particle on March 30, 2003 08:22 pm CST
If any of you need a new email address, I can offer you one at pcrpg.org
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Post by: Newbie on March 30, 2003 09:11 pm CST
Sweet!

If I ever need another one I'll be sure to ask you  :)
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Post by: Jonah on March 30, 2003 09:48 pm CST
I could use a new email. That would be great. I just checked my email the other day and had over 200 useless emails
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Post by: Fusor on March 30, 2003 10:17 pm CST
I only get abour 1 spam email per week with my hotmail/msn account...
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Post by: Hack-N-Slash on March 30, 2003 10:57 pm CST
Never unsubscribe... just tells them you're getting the emails. Therefore, they'll send you even more.
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Post by: Sabby on March 30, 2003 11:07 pm CST
Bleah Block em :P
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Post by: Particle on March 30, 2003 11:30 pm CST
Quote from: "Hack-N-Slash"
Never unsubscribe... just tells them you're getting the emails. Therefore, they'll send you even more.


Only partially true.  If they send it and don't get a failed mail message, you pull up the graphics in the "rich" spam, or reply they know you're getting it.  If you unsubscribe they have to BY LAW quit sending it.  I normally just block them with my app, but why not unsubscribe AND block them?
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Post by: Darwin on March 31, 2003 12:00 am CST
I block them and notify yahoo that it is spam, even if it isnt.  Just another easy way of making it better for all yahoo users.
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Post by: UnderGod on March 31, 2003 01:13 am CST
Only problem with that, is they find out you blocked them and send them from a new addy each time...
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Post by: Particle on March 31, 2003 09:02 am CST
That's why you build a spam filter that blocks domains.
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Post by: UnderGod on March 31, 2003 11:54 am CST
Well not everyone is as VB oriented as you..
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Post by: Particle on March 31, 2003 07:11 pm CST
there should be a law against that
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Post by: BlAcK-IcE on March 31, 2003 07:32 pm CST
WTF, I checked my hotmail email yesturday and it was full , it was like 1110 messages, basically all gay spam ones, 1/4 was porn, a half was advertising, and the other 1/4 was "venom70 you won"

my email has venom70 in it if u wondering about that ^
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Post by: Jonah on March 31, 2003 10:51 pm CST
Part can I have an email @pcrpg.org?
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Post by: Pecker on April 1, 2003 01:03 am CST
I have one, but the only person that ever emailed me on it is Dirk and that's cause I asked him to cause it looked bare lol. But all my other email addresses get spammed all to hell and it just sux sometimes.
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Post by: UnderGod on April 1, 2003 02:25 am CST
Ok.. A new national law..

In order to graduate high school

You must have taken 3 years of a computer language.. 1 which must be VB.
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Post by: Particle on April 1, 2003 09:08 am CST
^^^ VERY good idea.  The population would be only half as stupid.
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Post by: Razore on April 1, 2003 11:25 am CST
I used to get 50 spams an hour.....
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Post by: Fusor on April 1, 2003 05:52 pm CST
I used to get those pop-up "Messenger" error windows with spam in them, until I figured out how to disable the thing  :lol:
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Post by: xkenshinx on April 1, 2003 06:02 pm CST
3 years!!!!??? uhhhh fu<k no... i find c++... vb.. pearl... ect... boring as $hit ... i guess i just don't get the same thrill out of... programming as u guys

and i hate when a program won't work... and u gotta go back and sift through your coding
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Post by: Particle on April 1, 2003 07:27 pm CST
It takes a certain kind of person.  Not everybody is entertained by looking at 50 pages of text for 8 hours on a Friday night.
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Post by: Razore on April 1, 2003 09:47 pm CST
Id be interested but not on a friday or a saturday......