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lynchknot
July 16th, 2004, 02:06 AM
To get a spam response? I don't know a Joe C. He sends this message:

From: "Joe Craughan" <joecraughan@yahoo.co.uk>
To: Bunch of email addresses here





-to here
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 5:36 PM
Subject: Email address


> Hey All,
> just a quickie to let you know my new email address.
>
> Keep in touch and let me know what your at.
>
> Joe

rik
July 16th, 2004, 02:25 AM
Don't respond.

phishhead
July 16th, 2004, 02:34 AM
its spam to verify real email addresses.

lynchknot
July 16th, 2004, 02:36 AM
It doesn't matter. I was going to respond with Rik's email addy.

rik
July 16th, 2004, 02:45 AM
:D


(under breath) dirtbag...

zErO
July 16th, 2004, 03:33 AM
OMG lynch, dont ever respond to anyone that you dont know
didnt your mommy teach you not to speak to strangers:eek:

SupaStar
July 16th, 2004, 08:17 AM
Just flood the address with :spam:. That'll learn the b*stard :p

Conan
July 16th, 2004, 10:22 AM
Just flood the address with :spam:. That'll learn the b*stard :p

I did that with this local (Philippine) spammer who had a Yahoo address. I subscribed him to tons of porn newsletters, haven't heard of him since. :p

petard
July 16th, 2004, 13:01 PM
Subscribe him to a prison pen-pal list.
:D

z3n
July 16th, 2004, 15:48 PM
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Subscribe him to a prison pen-pal list.

LMAO@Petard

- Lynch - Hitting reply will just show that the e-mail account is active and will be added to a list that is then sold to marketing companies. :mad:

phishhead
July 16th, 2004, 15:50 PM
thats why whenever I visit sites and it asks for an email I use webmaster@aol.com. my little contribution the the anti AOL movement.