[BMWCSRegistry] Junk Mail

Mon Jul 10 17:02:39 EDT 2006

I use Gmail and AOL and I just click on the unknown email and hit the spam
button. After a few times the emails quit coming. Something to look into.

On 7/10/06, Beej - Barry J. Hibbing <Couper_Beej at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> I keep several email address through hotmail for keep differing activities
> separated and find that I don't get junk mail for coupe list, or for the
> email address I use for the CSR.  I do get junk mail but only for my
> general
> purpose email address and not for any of the specialized addresses.  It
> would seem that it just comes down to email harvesting, if an address is
> out
> there and can be found these spammers will bomb you with their crap and it
> is not fair to blame CSR list.
> Thanks,
> Barry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mike at confidencehead.com>
> To: "Tom and Theresa Dreesen" <tdreesen at bellsouth.net>; "Bowman Gray"
> <bowmangray at mac.com>; <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>; "A Wegweiser"
> <art at bmwcsregistry.org>
> Cc: "Erik Wegweiser" <eweiser at ichizen.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 11:50 AM
> Subject: Re: [BMWCSRegistry] Junk Mail
>
>
> > Thanks Tom,
> > I appreciate the advise. I also can adjust the filters to help the
> > situation.
> > I sent an email to Art apologizing for the harsh response.
> > The spellcheck misspelled apologize so I'm not sure he'll accept it.
> > Thanks for your input,
> >
> > -Mike
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tom and Theresa Dreesen" <tdreesen at bellsouth.net>
> > To: <mike at confidencehead.com>; "Bowman Gray" <bowmangray at mac.com>;
> > <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>; "A Wegweiser" <art at bmwcsregistry.org
> >
> > Cc: "Erik Wegweiser" <eweiser at ichizen.com>
> > Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 11:01 AM
> > Subject: Re: [BMWCSRegistry] Junk Mail
> >
> >
> >> Sorry Mike,
> >>     That's like shutting the barn door after the cows are out.  Your
> >> email
> >> address was harvested somewhere, maybe this list, maybe not.  Looking
> at
> > the
> >> recipients of the crap I get, they are clearly broadcast to all
> possible
> >> email addresses at my provider.  The ones that don't bounce are "real"
> >> and
> >> they build databases of valid email addresses that way as well as
> > harvesting
> >> them.
> >>
> >> Because of my on-line sales, I have all email filters off as they were
> >> catching my customers as well as spam.  Check with your provider to see
> >> if
> >> they provide filters or get a third party filter.
> >>
> >> They have you now and leaving the list won't stop them.
> >>
> >> Tom
> >> 72 3.0 CS stock!
> >> http://www.rubylane.com/shops/bittersweet-antiques
> >>
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: <mike at confidencehead.com>
> >> To: "Bowman Gray" <bowmangray at mac.com>;
> > <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>;
> >> "A Wegweiser" <art at bmwcsregistry.org>
> >> Cc: "Erik Wegweiser" <eweiser at ichizen.com>
> >> Sent: Monday, July 10, 2006 12:36 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [BMWCSRegistry] Junk Mail
> >>
> >>
> >> > Art,
> >> > I just signed on and received 70 junk emails over the weekend.
> >> > TAKE ME OFF!
> >> >
> >> > -Mike
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > From: "A Wegweiser" <art at bmwcsregistry.org>
> >> > To: "Bowman Gray" <bowmangray at mac.com>;
> > <bmwcsregistry at idb.ded.forest.net>
> >> > Cc: "Erik Wegweiser" <eweiser at ichizen.com>
> >> > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2006 11:07 AM
> >> > Subject: [BMWCSRegistry] Junk Mail
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >> Bowman,
> >> >> You query does trouble me but I have yet to receive word from others
> >> >> regarding any similar problems.
> >> >>
> >> >> Most Spam I receive does not come through the CSR but rather my
> >> >> personal eMail and it is usually snagged by my Spam trap. Others
> that
> >> >> do sneak through are almost always obvious and can be dumped in a
> >> >> fraction of a second each.
> >> >>
> >> >> Let's see if others concur with you and we will take such action as
> we
> >> > can.
> >> >> Art
> >> >> 15 July Auburn, IN -  ACD show
> >> >> 16 July Coupe meeting at Studebaker Museum, South Bend
> >> >> 30 September Coupe and other old BMW gathering near DC.
> >> >>
> >> >> At 09:02 AM -0400 7/8/06, Bowman Gray wrote:
> >> >> >Art et al,
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Ever since we changed to the new format of personal emails, I have
> >> >> >noticed a dramatic increase in junk mail. Has anyone else had the
> >> >> >same experience?
> >> >> >
> >> >> >BG
> >> >> >_______________________________________________
> >> >> --
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >> >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date:
> > 7/10/2006
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> No virus found in this incoming message.
> >> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> >> Version: 7.1.394 / Virus Database: 268.9.10/384 - Release Date:
> 7/10/2006
> >>
> >>
> >
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Tim Timko
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