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johnboydd
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increased levels of spam
      #365169 - Fri Sep 14 2007 09:44 PM

Hi there,
I thought I'd check to see if other people are experiencing the same; the amount of spam I'm receiving is about four times the quantity I was recieving a fortnight ago. I'm not aware of giving out my email address in the last 6 months so this is a bit annoying. Also these emails are often in multiples, ie 6 of the exact same email. Has this happened to anybody else. I'm relectant to install a spam filter,
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John


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Re: increased levels of spam [Re: johnboydd]
      #365191 - Fri Sep 14 2007 11:23 PM

The amount varies so much arriving on mine I lose track. Yesterday there was 44 items of Spam, today 92. Fortunately BTYahoo filters these into a Bulk Folder away from the genuine stuff. A quick check to see if anything genuine had been diverted in there, then hit the delete button on the lot.

Saves a lot of hassle sorting otherwise.


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Re: increased levels of spam [Re: johnboydd]
      #365248 - Sat Sep 15 2007 02:53 PM

why are you reluctant to install a spam filter?

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Re: increased levels of spam [Re: skampydog]
      #365264 - Sat Sep 15 2007 04:51 PM

Hi Skampydog,
I've had the emails prefixed with '***SPAM***' (I use Orange) sent to a spam folder in outlook express, but in the past genuine emails have been prefixed as spam and sent there as well. Can you recommend a filter?
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John


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