There's a number of ways to prevent this but my primary approach has been, since the beginning of the internet age, to not use mailboxes at all. The spamming software sneaks in just to mine the addresses - I'm not at all clever but I knew this from the beginning (read it in PC Magazine I suppose) and use folders for everyone's email I want to keep. It's just as easy to go to a folder and create an email to someone as it is to use a mailbox. There are data mining programs that specifically target the mailboxes of the major email clients and websites. Why make it easy for them?
Of course, an unprotected computer can be mined for whatever is on it, including folders, but I pay attention to the basics and I've been okay so far. I get minimal spam even though every time I post to this newsletter our emails get posted for the taking. When it shows up I just report it and that particular spam goes away. Glad everyone had safe flights and a good Gathering. It's been a real rocky patch lately and glad KR's have made no contributions to it. Great to see Steve's new KR-1 in this era of stretched, extended and expanded KR's. They're all beautiful (except that one from Arkansas with the shark teeth . . . :-) Mike KSEE ____________________________________________________________ Get Free Email with Video Mail & Video Chat! http://www.juno.com/freeemail?refcd=JUTAGOUT1FREM0210
