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Andrew Holme
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Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
Spam from National Semiconductor |
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I signed up to watch the Bob Pease show, only to find my ancient PC
isn't beefy enough to play the video! Now, I can't seem to unsubscribe
from the e-mail newsletter. The "change your e-mail notifications"
page doesn't load properly on IE, and they seem to just ignore my
e-mails. Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to
unsubscribe from this spam?
TIA
Andrew.
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Charles Schuler
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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"Andrew Holme" <ajholme@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1133873309.775037.47490@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
| Quote: | I signed up to watch the Bob Pease show, only to find my ancient PC
isn't beefy enough to play the video! Now, I can't seem to unsubscribe
from the e-mail newsletter. The "change your e-mail notifications"
page doesn't load properly on IE, and they seem to just ignore my
e-mails. Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to
unsubscribe from this spam?
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Ziff-Davis also seems to be impossible to unsubscribe from.
I now read my email by logging on to my ISP's site and going to Mail.
There, I can report incoming mail as SPAM and have sources blocked.
One that really annoyed me was Penn State Univ. I have no idea how they got
my info. but was getting all kinds of stuff from them, which seemed to be
directed at alumni. Same thing; could not unsubscribe and had to report
them as a spam source.
Here is one that is still going on. An individual reported her new email
address to her world of friends before checking with her new ISP to make
sure that it was available (it was not, as it was in use by me). This has
been going on now for over a year. First, one tries to be polite and asks
that folks correct their address books and one finds that does not work.
Again, read your mail by logging on to your ISP's site and report the junk
as spam. If you do not have this option, don't what else to say. |
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Winfield Hill
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 8:10 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Charles Schuler wrote...
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Andrew Holme wrote ...
I signed up to watch the Bob Pease show, only to find my ancient PC
isn't beefy enough to play the video! Now, I can't seem to unsubscribe
from the e-mail newsletter. The "change your e-mail notifications"
page doesn't load properly on IE, and they seem to just ignore my
e-mails. Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to
unsubscribe from this spam?
Ziff-Davis also seems to be impossible to unsubscribe from.
I now read my email by logging on to my ISP's site and going to Mail.
There, I can report incoming mail as SPAM and have sources blocked.
One that really annoyed me was Penn State Univ. I have no idea how they
got my info. but was getting all kinds of stuff from them, which seemed
to be directed at alumni. Same thing; could not unsubscribe and had to
report them as a spam source.
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What's the matter with you people. Yes, some web-sites become so
complicated they lose track of how to direct you to the correct OFF
location. But it's really not an issue, because all their email can
be eliminated by means of an easily-set filter. So I say, learn about
your email's filters, and set them, and stop suffering and complaining.
--
Thanks,
- Win
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Michael A. Terrell
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| Posted:
Wed Dec 07, 2005 9:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Winfield Hill wrote:
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What's the matter with you people. Yes, some web-sites become so
complicated they lose track of how to direct you to the correct OFF
location. But it's really not an issue, because all their email can
be eliminated by means of an easily-set filter. So I say, learn about
your email's filters, and set them, and stop suffering and complaining.
--
Thanks,
- Win
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Good advice, Win. Also, use a throw away account to register when
you need to. If it gets too polluted you can change the few accounts you
want to keep to a new account and close the old one. Earthlink gives me
eight user accounts. I never use the master account, I have two for
personal use, one for "Computers for Veterans", and one for my dad and
stepmom so I can teach them how to use a computer. that leaves me three
spare accounts. Then there are thousands of places you can get free
e-mail accounts.
--
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida |
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Michael A. Terrell
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
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"The Matter" is that there is no point in learning Microsoft Outlooks
"filter" unless you *want* suffering!
Instead of complaining about the broken tools and idiots running other
broken tools, there is Revenge: http://labrea.sourceforge.net/ (needs Linux)
and Denial: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ (which is a filter that
*works* - even in Outlook).
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Who uses Outlook?
--
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida |
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Frithiof Andreas Jensen
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Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:35 pm Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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"Winfield Hill" <Winfield_member@newsguy.com> wrote in message
news:dn5gb701176@drn.newsguy.com...
| Quote: | What's the matter with you people. Yes, some web-sites become so
complicated they lose track of how to direct you to the correct OFF
location. But it's really not an issue, because all their email can
be eliminated by means of an easily-set filter. So I say, learn about
your email's filters, and set them, and stop suffering and complaining.
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"The Matter" is that there is no point in learning Microsoft Outlooks
"filter" unless you *want* suffering!
Instead of complaining about the broken tools and idiots running other
broken tools, there is Revenge: http://labrea.sourceforge.net/ (needs Linux)
and Denial: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ (which is a filter that
*works* - even in Outlook). |
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Jim Yanik
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:439706EA.54F4132C@earthlink.net:
| Quote: | Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
"The Matter" is that there is no point in learning Microsoft Outlooks
"filter" unless you *want* suffering!
Instead of complaining about the broken tools and idiots running
other broken tools, there is Revenge: http://labrea.sourceforge.net/
(needs Linux) and Denial: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ (which is
a filter that *works* - even in Outlook).
Who uses Outlook?
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Those who WANT viruses and other PC diseases.
--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net |
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Dirk Bruere at Neopax
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Winfield Hill wrote:
| Quote: | Charles Schuler wrote...
Andrew Holme wrote ...
I signed up to watch the Bob Pease show, only to find my ancient PC
isn't beefy enough to play the video! Now, I can't seem to unsubscribe
from the e-mail newsletter. The "change your e-mail notifications"
page doesn't load properly on IE, and they seem to just ignore my
e-mails. Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to
unsubscribe from this spam?
Ziff-Davis also seems to be impossible to unsubscribe from.
I now read my email by logging on to my ISP's site and going to Mail.
There, I can report incoming mail as SPAM and have sources blocked.
One that really annoyed me was Penn State Univ. I have no idea how they
got my info. but was getting all kinds of stuff from them, which seemed
to be directed at alumni. Same thing; could not unsubscribe and had to
report them as a spam source.
What's the matter with you people. Yes, some web-sites become so
complicated they lose track of how to direct you to the correct OFF
location. But it's really not an issue, because all their email can
be eliminated by means of an easily-set filter. So I say, learn about
your email's filters, and set them, and stop suffering and complaining.
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I get some 200 pieces of junk every day at my old address, and I still have to
look it over even after the filter calssifies it in case of false positives.
That's why I'm moving to google.
Their anti-junk scheme is very workable - it relies on multiple people reporting
the same spam.
--
Dirk
The Consensus:-
The political party for the new millenium
http://www.theconsensus.org |
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Frithiof Andreas Jensen
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Thu Dec 08, 2005 9:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9725C80AFE7B1jyanikkuanet@129.250.170.84...
| Quote: | "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:439706EA.54F4132C@earthlink.net:
Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
"The Matter" is that there is no point in learning Microsoft Outlooks
"filter" unless you *want* suffering!
Instead of complaining about the broken tools and idiots running
other broken tools, there is Revenge: http://labrea.sourceforge.net/
(needs Linux) and Denial: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ (which is
a filter that *works* - even in Outlook).
Who uses Outlook?
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Businesses with IT departments for support i.e. everybody who also uses
Office.
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Those who WANT viruses and other PC diseases.
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IT departments, support people and IT workers in need of coffee break - keep
them wheels turning
What is *wrong* with you people anyway? |
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Michael A. Terrell
Guest
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| Posted:
Fri Dec 09, 2005 1:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
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"Jim Yanik" <jyanik@abuse.gov> wrote in message
news:Xns9725C80AFE7B1jyanikkuanet@129.250.170.84...
"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in
news:439706EA.54F4132C@earthlink.net:
Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
"The Matter" is that there is no point in learning Microsoft Outlooks
"filter" unless you *want* suffering!
Instead of complaining about the broken tools and idiots running
other broken tools, there is Revenge: http://labrea.sourceforge.net/
(needs Linux) and Denial: http://spambayes.sourceforge.net/ (which is
a filter that *works* - even in Outlook).
Who uses Outlook?
Businesses with IT departments for support i.e. everybody who also uses
Office.
Those who WANT viruses and other PC diseases.
IT departments, support people and IT workers in need of coffee break - keep
them wheels turning
What is *wrong* with you people anyway?
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IT department? I am the IT department, the head designer, and the one
who catches all the hell, no matter what happens and I don't use it.
--
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Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida |
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Frithiof Andreas Jensen
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 3:50 pm Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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"Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:4398A7D3.14FEEB73@earthlink.net...
| Quote: | IT department? I am the IT department, the head designer, and the one
who catches all the hell, no matter what happens and I don't use it.
--
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You either do not geddit, or you are self-employed:
If there are no visible IT problems and threats, there will be no
business-case to present to management for having an IT department in the
first place. No crisii also means that management has no way of showing
leadership under stress. No teambuilding and vendor-paid courses can be held
in faraway tropical resorts. e.t.c.
You are blocking opportunities for people, so your job will go to Bombay, my
friend ;-)
Complex systems - such as bureaucrasies(sp?) and economies - evolve
complexity towards maximising the number of available "ecological nices"
that the ressources available to the system will support. The maximum
amounts of parasites, if you prefer.
So, when simplifying and improving efficiency, you are clearly going against
the natural order and you will be expending much more energy than it would
cost just to adopt to the local "ecology" and leach ressources off that.
That's why you see the high growth rates following paradigm shifts, emerging
markets or new technology: The parasites are thrown off for a while and
takes time to adapt to the new ecosystem. Then growth settles once again to
just about the real inflation rate.
From anecdotal evidence, the adaptation time is about 10-15 years - so,
juuust about now, *everybody*, businesses, politicians, lawyers, their dogs
(and it's fleas too) will find ways to attach themselves to the Internet
(and Open Source too) and leach all life out of it.
I.O.W: We have to invent something NEW.
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Michael A. Terrell
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Richard the Dreaded Liber
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Fri Dec 09, 2005 11:44 pm Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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On Fri, 09 Dec 2005 10:50:35 +0100, Frithiof Andreas Jensen wrote:
| Quote: | "Michael A. Terrell" <mike.terrell@earthlink.net> wrote in message
IT department? I am the IT department, the head designer, and the one
who catches all the hell, no matter what happens and I don't use it.
You either do not geddit, or you are self-employed:
If there are no visible IT problems and threats, there will be no
business-case to present to management for having an IT department in the
first place. No crisii also means that management has no way of showing
leadership under stress. No teambuilding and vendor-paid courses can be held
in faraway tropical resorts. e.t.c.
You are blocking opportunities for people, so your job will go to Bombay, my
friend ;-)
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Oh, BS. _I'm_ the IT department where I sit, and there aren't a whole hell
of a lot of "opportunities" to "block". As a matter of fact, I suspect Jim
Thompson is the IT department at his office.
So, Michael A, you seem to have something in common with Jim T. Does that
make your stomach hurt? ;-P
Cheers!
Rich |
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Ben Bradley
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:05 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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On 6 Dec 2005 18:10:47 -0800, Winfield Hill
<Winfield_member@newsguy.com> wrote:
| Quote: | What's the matter with you people. Yes, some web-sites become so
complicated they lose track of how to direct you to the correct OFF
location. But it's really not an issue, because all their email can
be eliminated by means of an easily-set filter.
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No, this does NOT stop the email, it just hides the fact that it
was sent to you. The email still takes up bandwidth from the sender to
you.
| Quote: | So I say, learn about
your email's filters,
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No doubt we all know about filters. Anyone subscribed to two
mailing lists usually learns enough about using filters to have a
filter put emails from each list into its own folder, and can do the
same with spam from known sources. This does not stop the spam.
| Quote: | and set them, and stop suffering and complaining.
--
Thanks,
- Win |
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Fred Bloggs
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Sun Dec 11, 2005 9:35 am Post subject:
Re: Spam from National Semiconductor |
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Andrew Holme wrote:
| Quote: | I signed up to watch the Bob Pease show, only to find my ancient PC
isn't beefy enough to play the video! Now, I can't seem to unsubscribe
from the e-mail newsletter. The "change your e-mail notifications"
page doesn't load properly on IE, and they seem to just ignore my
e-mails. Does anyone else have this problem, or know how to
unsubscribe from this spam?
TIA
Andrew.
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Excuse me- but NS announcements are hardly spam. You should consider
yourself fortunate to receive them. |
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