Davey Boy 2.0 Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Sure enough- thanks for the heads-up, SK that "junk mail filter" would seem to be a diversion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LJFH Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Same here, they are sneaky bastards aren't they?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 That's a great way for them to fill up your hotmail box to a critical level so they can try and upsell you to the paid account level with more space for spam. IT's pure Evil Genius! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maddak Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 I kept wondering how all those places got my email address... damn Hotmail bastards... Thanks for the tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolarGarlic Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Ive said it before and ill say it again...if you can read German (i can't) then get a gmx email. www.gmx.com. I got mine before they dumped the international version (now its German only) and havn't had ONE spam email ever. Or get your own domain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddles Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Remember Eddie Murphy: SNL: "Gonna git in da hot tub...gonna make me sweat...gonna git in da hot tub...gonna git me wet:...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottieking Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hey Pholks! Just a public service announcement from your friendly neighbourhood Scottieking. This is one of those hints that really helps out. I wondered why I was getting more spam than usually. Here's why (hotmail BASTARDS!) >If you have a Hotmail account - or if you've used Microsoft Passport - for >more than a month, there's something you need to check. >I mean, uncheck. Quickly > >If you signed up for Hotmail - or anything else that uses Passport - more >than a couple of months ago, you may be in for a big surprise. It seems >that Microsoft changed the rules while you weren't looking. Unilaterally, >Microsoft may have granted itself permission to pass along your personal >information to other companies that use Passport on their Web sites. The >personal information includes your email address, your birthday, your >country and zip code, your gender and occupation. > >Has Microsoft taken liberties with your info? There's an easy way to check. > >Go into Hotmail. >Click Options (to the right of the tab that says "Address Book"). >Click Personal Profile (in the upper left corner). >Scroll down to the bottom of the screen and see whether the boxes marked >"Share my e-mail address" and "Share my other registration information" >have been checked. > >Those boxes were not there when I signed up for Hotmail, and chances are >pretty good they didn't exist when you signed up for it, either. I >certainly never gave Microsoft permission to hand out my email address - or >my birthday, gender or occupation. Yet both of those boxes on my personal >profile were checked. I bet they're checked on your personal profile, too. > Just being helpful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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