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From: "Hummingbirdsings" <>
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] spam
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 08:11:14 -0600
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Problem being that you can not get the spamanater unless you download at
least the light version of their software. I can not use it! when I
uninstall it the Spam program goes with it.

Rhonda

----- Original Message -----
From: "Janet" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [VIRUS] spam


> 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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