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Thomas Whiteley -> Marty Python "Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam" (Aug. 9 2003 20:43:06)
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Ron;
My dad was in the United States Marine Corp and had the opportunity to visit lots of interesting Pacific Islands. The last time he had Spam was on a place called Okinawa, from April through June of 1945. When he came home he would not allow Spam in the house! Perhaps that is why thus far for the most part I have been spared! Knock on wood or a synthetic, environmentally, and politically correct material.
It is not that we lack empathy for you and those that enjoy the problem with Spam regardless of its source. What you have described is one of the negative aspects of the Internet. As so many Internet users insist and expect of anything on the Internet, Spam is free. But how do you prevent it from getting into your computer?
Now here is something strange! Recently I returned from vacation, on July 3rd. While I was away my Internet provider changed from AT&T to Comcast. My e-mail and web site addresses also changed. I had to manually configure my new e-mail address and set up my account. It had gone from @attbi.com to @comcast.net.
After setting up my new account on July 4th, I opened Outlook and received several pieces of Spam of the e-mail variety! They were dated between July 1 and July 3rd, before I created my accounts, of which there are several. The Spammer’s had me covered before I existed!
Tom
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