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Re: aircraftspruce.com - spam

To: ericm@lne.com, shop-talk@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: aircraftspruce.com - spam
From: Steve Shipley <shiples@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 20:28:52 -0800
>I use unique throwaway addresses for most email with businesses.  So when
>a business spams me, I can delete the email address they know and mail
>bounces harmlessly.  It is sometimes interesting to see how addresses
>propagate (lists are sold) so I sometimes leave them up for amusement.

Spam can be fun.  I've had phone conversations with Nigerians, free T-shirts,
tools, mugs, a crappy portable TV and I even got a Tivo.  They send me cash
in the mail. My top cash reward was $10 for a survey on a technology I know
nothing about.  Not to mention all the wisdom, women, drugs, phishing and
infections. I've built a $200 dollar balance with MyPoints and I can scan 
and delete
50 messages at a time.  Since most spam is "personalized" you can give out a
name that will come back to your inbox to help you identify.  My Arab name is
Maballsa Bin Itchin, for instance.  If I get email addressed to Maballsa, its
probably not worth reading.  Spam doesn't bother me a bit!




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