Comments on: So your Mom has e-mail now http://blog.logtar.com/2006/03/28/so-your-mom-has-e-mail-now/ A Road Without Obstacles Leads Nowhere. Mon, 30 Aug 2010 03:58:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel http://blog.logtar.com/2006/03/28/so-your-mom-has-e-mail-now/comment-page-1/#comment-82737 Daniel Wed, 29 Mar 2006 14:46:54 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=685#comment-82737 Here's something I did when my mom (actually, other relatives too) would send out mass junk emails, and not BCC the recipients (so you could see everyone's address): I would hit REPLY ALL and send them a message that said only "If I was a spammer I would OWN all of you." It only took 5 or 6 times for that practice to stop. If nothing else, they stopped including me in the batch forwards and sent my my very own copy. Here’s something I did when my mom (actually, other relatives too) would send out mass junk emails, and not BCC the recipients (so you could see everyone’s address): I would hit REPLY ALL and send them a message that said only “If I was a spammer I would OWN all of you.”

It only took 5 or 6 times for that practice to stop. If nothing else, they stopped including me in the batch forwards and sent my my very own copy.

]]> By: Michael Coppola http://blog.logtar.com/2006/03/28/so-your-mom-has-e-mail-now/comment-page-1/#comment-82274 Michael Coppola Wed, 29 Mar 2006 04:26:32 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=685#comment-82274 Actually, since the Wikipedia is open to anyone, I could put some erroneous information on a page tonight, and tomorrow you could be doing research and pick up on my bogus information and use it in a report before someone else was able to correct my mistakes. The Wikipedia is quite often erroneous in much of its information, article databases and specialized resources are much more reliable in terms of accurate (and published) information. Actually, since the Wikipedia is open to anyone, I could put some erroneous information on a page tonight, and tomorrow you could be doing research and pick up on my bogus information and use it in a report before someone else was able to correct my mistakes. The Wikipedia is quite often erroneous in much of its information, article databases and specialized resources are much more reliable in terms of accurate (and published) information.

]]> By: Becky http://blog.logtar.com/2006/03/28/so-your-mom-has-e-mail-now/comment-page-1/#comment-82176 Becky Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:06:09 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=685#comment-82176 I love to read through Snopes and get to the bottom of all those "urban legends." I usually don't forward on junk like that, and am amazed at which one of my friends is the latest victim. I love to read through Snopes and get to the bottom of all those “urban legends.” I usually don’t forward on junk like that, and am amazed at which one of my friends is the latest victim.

]]> By: Michael http://blog.logtar.com/2006/03/28/so-your-mom-has-e-mail-now/comment-page-1/#comment-81993 Michael Tue, 28 Mar 2006 21:51:14 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=685#comment-81993 What?!? You mean that check is not coming from Bill Gates?!? I won't get a free iPod?!? Doggone it! What?!? You mean that check is not coming from Bill Gates?!? I won’t get a free iPod?!?

Doggone it!

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