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From: "Janet" <>
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] spam
Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2003 20:23:03 -0800
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Rhonda....

I could be wrong, however I think that Earthlinks "Spamanater" works even if
you don't use their software..... Several years ago I switched from a small
town ISP to Earthlink and the Earthlink Rep gave me an 800 number to
call.... She told me to call that number after an hour or so..... I called
that evening and Earthlink's techinal support walked me thru a step by step
proceedure as to what settings to change [it took 3 phone calls to get
everything set up just like I had had it with my old ISP]...... Approx a
week later Earthlink's CD arrived in the mail..... I didnot install it
since everything was working just like I wanted...... And since I was
running on borrowed time with my old Windows 95 computer.... why fix
something that wasn't broken......

The bottom line..... I usually only received about 1 spam a month.. if that
often... I think that the spam is controled back at Earthlinks Central
Office..... and that the CD that they want you to buy [upgrade from time to
time] is a gimick and that by using their CD.... It is controling you rather
then you controlling it.......

After I got my new computer, almost 2 years ago, Earthlink made me install
their CD..... That was on a Friday evening..... By Monday, noon, I was back
in my computer repairman/salesman making arrangements for him to take
Earthlinks program off my computer on Thursday.... Using their program was
6 days of hell!!!

Janet

----- Original Message -----
From: "HummingBirdSings" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:05 PM
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] spam


| I know it is there. I tried the lite version of earthlink's program.
Just
| so I could use the spamanater. But it would not work. You see I do not
use
| all the Earthlink junk. I made my own dial up and just use their server.
|
| Rhonda
|
| ----- Original Message -----
| From: "anne-ology" <>
| To: "HummingBirdSings" <>
| Cc: <>
| Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 8:34 PM
| Subject: Re: [VIRUS] spam
|
| > Believe I can help here -
| > I signed up back when they first started - but I have
noticed
| > that on their homepage as well as on the individual start-up page,
there's
| a
| > section of various helps; the spaminator is listed there.
| >
| > Probably all you need do is the same as I did - click on the
link;
| > then set a password/id for use with your e-mail account(s), filling out
| the
| > form - should then stop much of this unwanted spam -
| > if you should have any problems, you can contact them by
| e-mail
| > and they'll respond within a day; you can also contact them live on-line
| or
| > talk to them via their 800 #.
| >
| > I initially checked it for the first month or so - found one
| message
| > which was collected accidently - reported this and this was re-set.
| Since,
| > I tend not to check - but do send much spam; including all the
| pornographic
| > garbage to the abuse lines.
| >
| > Hoping this helps,
| >
| > anne-ology
| >
| > http://home.earthlink.net/~laginnis/index.html
| >
| >
| >
| > |
| > Sent: Monday, March 31, 2003 10:27 AM
| > Subject: [VIRUS] spam
| >
| >
| > >
| > > Anyone know of a good spam eliminator? Free of coarse! Earthlink has
| one,
| > but I can't get it to work and their software freezes my compute up!
did
| > the same thing to my old computer!
| > >
| > > Rhonda
| > >
| > > Walelu Kanogisdi
| > > http://ww.picturetrail.com/hummingbirdsings
| > >
| >
|


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