Re: [NTLK] OT---AOL launches in X

From: Eric L. Strobel (fyzycyst_at_comcast.net)
Date: Tue Jan 14 2003 - 08:56:37 EST


on 1/14/03 2:58 AM, Jon Glass at jonglass_at_usa.net wrote:

>> I'd just like to get rid of it because all I get anymore is "You've
>> got PORN!" or "You've got SPAM!" But, since I've not seen an alternative
>> that's as easy as AOL, I'll be keeping it.
>
> The easy way to get rid of p*rn and sp*m on AOL is to create a secondary
> email account, and turn off email for your primary one, and then don't
> create any user profile for your secondeary one. We have four or five AOL
> screen names, and the only one that gets spam is the original.

Actually, what I think I'll start going to is blocking everything that
doesn't come from a recognized address. A bit of a pain to have to add
someone to your address book before they can e-mail you, but that's really
the only absolute way to get rid of it all.

- Eric.

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Eric Strobel (fyzycyst_at_NOSPAM^mailaps.org)

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