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I have had to set my profile setting not to allow anyone to email me from TR.

Why you ask?

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One of your fellow TechRepublic members has sent you a private message:

From: gattilorenz@...
Subject: null
Message:
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In a previous message, this user requested that I sent them disk copies of my IBM Xenix software as well.

Although I know Xenix is ancient and antiquated, I still refuse to copy/pirate that software for anyone...even my own mother.

Hence, I apologize if you don't have a way to contact me following this. However, I had to stop the emails I was getting from this person (8 in a week). I tried not replying, but this person kept sending.

If you need me, post something somewhere and I will peer mail you back.

But, I am tired of being spammed.

Thanks
jck

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by the scummy one

crush on you JCK :^0 :^0
8 emails in a week from 1 dumba$$, that seems like the stalker type. Maybe you should reply to this loser with a disposeable account and spam the f**k outta them :D
Or post this losers email address, I am sure that someone will sign them up on every porn site available :^0

by jck

I hope not.

I already have 3 girls have a crush on me, and that doesn't count the ladies here on TR :^0

I have thought about doing some things to this person's email, including contacting their mail provider and having their account removed for trying to get me to violate IBM's copyright (cc'ing IBM of course) to get them to stop.

But, I figured I would just take the passive route...and stop the bleeding with the least attrition possible.

by cupcake

;) As one of those TR ladies with a crush on you?

Anyway, I think that is very magnanimous of you... I have been recently the victim of retribution and it's really annoying. I am sure that it wasn't someone from here (I think an old flame), but either way, not a pleasant thing.

by charliespencer

Hey, PTBs, would it be possible to arrange things so the only ones who can send peer messages are those who have enabled the receipt of same? If someone isn't willing to accept, they shouldn't be allowed to send. This would block those who abuse the good nature of members like jck (and myself).

by jck

table def with DBed settings for those people in your contacts list to go in a row on the display.

good call, Palmetto

by Tammy.Cavadias

for future requests - my preference would be to also have an extra setting - that allows one to set it so you only receive peer mail from those within your contact list, all or none.

-Tammy :-)

by tony hopkinson

but those who abuse peer mail either intentionally or (some) in ignorance, never come across one with peer mail enabled.

by jck

I am gonna give you a big ole kiss if ya get that put in place!!!!

And, half a palette of Coke!!! :)

(I know ya want the Coke more :^0 ;) )

by captbilly1eye

What great idea!

I wish I had thought of that one.

;-)

I have long said 'Peer Mail' should be just that - mail from peers. Being able to select you can send you mail by linking it to your Contacts list would be a BIG plus!

Keep up the fight.

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by jdclyde

but requiring them to have it enabled for themselves AND being a member for a few days to a week would be nice.

Oh, and an activation to a real email would also be helpful to weed out the dweeby spammers, but that is more for you than us.

by jaqui

TR is the only site that actually sends peer mail, most use an on-site messaging system and call it "site mail"

members can choose to receive notifications via email, or not. the entire "peer" message being sent is on the site, in the db, making it very simple to track those abusing the system and to handle for site moderator / admin.

by jck

you have been nothing but soooo sweet to me...

and well...I didn't know that you have a crush on me...so...do ya? ;)

and what does Mr. Cupcake think of it? :^0

and oh my, do I fear the stalker-types. I haven't had the alarm system put in my house yet :o

thank you :D

by cupcake

And you have been nothing but a gentlemen to me! That's a rare quality in this day.

So, of course I have a crush on you! [blushing]

Mr. Cupcake? LOL... no such guy. Well, not anymore, anyway!:-)

Actually, I moved halfway across the country thinking I could shake my stalker, but he is still around on the fringes. Does something every now and then just to keep me wondering. You know? Sigh...

by jdclyde

But I, like yourself, bring it up regularly.

It is a VERY reasonable thing to ask.

I personally would take it one step further, you should HAVE to be a member a week before you can seen peers.

That would take care of the spammers for the majority.

by jck

don't make me cut and paste every email you've ever sent me here :^0

(yes...I have them all in a TechRepublic folder, along with the automated emails from the VB.NET discussion ;) )

by jdclyde

a simple black listing took care of your abuser?

I hate when people do chickensh|t stuff like that.

I admit, the worst I ever did was sign up the guy my ex was having the affair with, for lots of gay porn. B-)

by cupcake

So, what this guy has done most recently, is use my very coveted email address to sign me up for 'surveys'. That and he attempts to hack my web storage every now and then (attempts to change the password until it locks him -and me- out until I change the password).

Most annoying, but I won't part with my email address.

Any other advice is sincerely appreciated.

by jdclyde

Start a question about this.

Pull in the top minds TR has to offer.

For starters though, I would contact the vendors you have the accounts through, because they DO register the IP address that the attempts to log in are from, as well as all subscription requests.

by jck

i not only did that, but i pushed all the nicknames (of the guy that harassed me) i knew he used onto gay chat sites as "looking for hot action" lmao :^0

by sterling "chip" camden

I started receiving similar emails from a member who had emailed me once before. I contacted him, and he said he wasn't sending them and even apologized for my inconvenience though it wasn't his fault. I think this may be a bug in TR's email service.

by hal 9000

You did promise me a copy too. :p

Actually the ones that i like are the ones who ask you a question and then don't accept Peer Mail. Kind of makes one wonder how they expect an answer. :^0

Col ]:)
[i]The Advanced Spammer. [/i] :p

by hal 9000

When I reply I use the E-Mail address of Scummy. He hasn't worked it out yet. :^0

Col ]:)

by ontheropes

I think that you are warned that when you send peermail the recipient will have your actual email address. They get it, regardless, so you'd reply to their real email address not via peermail.

by jck

but they can still send unendingly as long as you accept peer mail.

by jck

you, Col...i might just box up and ship them to instead of Ebaying them for a lot of money.

They're in the original box and everything lol

by hal 9000

Perhaps you would like some of the Obsolete Packs that I have here?

Actually they are all stuff that I've used over the years and I'm way too much of a Hoarder to chuck them no matter what. I know that I will never use them again but they just look so nice.

Well that's the Official Story but I actually use the old DR DOS 6.2 a bit on some current Production CAM Machines. It's amazing what you can find uses for. :)

Col

by robo_dev

In the Radio Shack Computer Training Center 'XENIX on the Tandy 6000 family of computers'....that was around 1985.

by cupcake

Okay, first let me say that I *think* its this guy. I have no real proof other than this is totally his M.O.

Second, I don't have his email address! I should add that he is very secretive and is good at remaining undetected.

So, reporting him to his ISP won't work. But thanks Palmetto!

by jck

i read all the emails in your outbox about me to jdclyde and maxwell edison...TRAITOR!!! :^0

by jdclyde

like I said, start a question on this.

when you sign up, they DO record the address where the request came from.

there are a lot of ways to track this back.

by jck

i still have a machine running Windows 95...and I still have the little COA thingy too.

gotta love CDs. the 5.25" floppies would have gone bad by now :^0

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