Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 12:44:03 -0500
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From: Bob Rankin
Subject: TOURBUS - 06 Nov 01 - War On Spam
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TOURBUS Volume 7, Number 30 -- 06 Nov 2001
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TODAY'S TOURBUS TOPIC: War On Spam
Two questions that people ask me often are "How do spammers get my
email address?" and "What can I do to stop spam?" In today's issue of
TOURBUS, you'll learn which online activities are most likely to get
your email address on spammer lists, and where to look for help in
stopping the flow of unwanted email.
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WHENCE COMETH SPAM?
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Matt Lake, author of a CNET spam study that examines the sources of
spam, says the activities MOST LIKELY to reveal your email address to
spammers are posting to Usenet or other message boards, entering AOL
chat rooms, and signing up for online sweepstakes and lotteries.
Other moderate risk activities included registering a domain name, and
placing email links on your own Web site. (I would add having an AOL
profile to high-risk list.)
Activities that DO NOT generate significant amounts of spam include
online shopping, getting free email accounts, and (ahem) subscribing
to email newsletters. Lake didn't mention one point that I think is
important to stress -- that spammers CANNOT get your email address or
any other personal information if you're just visiting a website. They
can only get this information if YOU provide it by filling out an
online form. It's a good idea to check a site's Privacy Policy first
before giving up any personal data.
The article also has tips on how to participate in those spam-risky
activities without compromising your inbox. Here's a link to the
complete CNET article:
http://cnet.com/software/0-3227888-8-6602372-1.html
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DECLARE WAR ON SPAM
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Are you angry about unwanted email? You're not alone: Spam forces
unwanted and objectionable materials into your inbox, impairs your
ability to communicate freely, and costs Internet users billions
annually. If you want to do something about it, here's a great weapon
in the war against unsolicited email: The SpamCon Foundation.
http://www.tourbus.com/cgi-bin/spamcon
The SpamCon Foundation is a broad-based non-profit organization
dedicated to reducing the amount of spam on the Internet. By bringing
together email users, network admins, marketers and legal pros,
SpamCon seeks to stop junk email and protect email as a medium of
communications and commerce. Here's what you'll find at the SpamCon
website:
* What to do when you get spammed, and how to shut down spammers.
* Discussion lists about spam law, antispam tools, and responsible
email marketing.
* Projects to lower the total amount of spam, and how YOU can help.
The SpamCon Foundation also offers excellent resources, including
hundreds of informational pages to help protect your inbox, respond
effectively to spam, and learn how to market responsibly using email.
The site also hosts a database of 7000+ articles about spam and award
winning legal resources.
----> LETTER FROM UNCLE SPAM: POSTAGE DUE!
Did you know that $2-3 of your monthly Internet bill is for handling
spam? The damages fall disproportionately on the poor (who have fewer
choices for email access), the rural (who pay for Internet access by
the minute), and the disabled (who may have difficulty handling email
in bulk). As such, spam significantly deepens the digital divide, and
harms the public at large.
I don't know about you, but that makes me angry enough to take action.
So I've joined the SpamCon Foundation, and I've also decided to work
with SpamCon founder Tom Geller to raise awareness of this
organization's efforts to stop spam.
Please visit the SpamCon Foundation website, take advantage of all the
free resources there, and join as a member. You'll get a Web button
that proclaims your support, continued access to the most thorough
collection of anti-spam resources in the world, the acclaimed SpamCon
Foundation newsletter (if desired) and the satisfaction of knowing
you're a part of the solution. Let's declare war on spam!
http://www.tourbus.com/cgi-bin/spamcon
That's all for now, I'll see you next time! --Bob Rankin
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