<html> <body> I hate it when I just start to respond to a post and get that "stupid" message "this program has performed an illegal operation and will be shut down!" I'll take that as a sign that I "shouldn't" respond! :-) Avery At 08:28 PM 5/9/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I just deleted the post asking me to become a "good guy".   That wasn't to hard. David I. <hr> Original message From: alan and carolyn barnard To: Pianotech Received: Mon, 9 May 2005 18:40:03 -0500 Subject: Spam Dam. Damn was Re: Re: Wants a piano softer Okay, Avery and all, here's the deal. Y'all let me know if this is unreasonable ...   Already tired of "regular" spam (tons of it), I was also getting buried by pleas from lonely housewives, pleas from wealthy Nigerian bankers, and pleas from software and drug vendors--all of whom seem to have a very poor grasp of English grammar and spelling.   I installed Earthlink's protection package which includes the one-time quick verification before an address is certified to be NOT a spam source. I notified the list in case anyone sent me anything privately. I did NOT anticipate that some people, or their software, automatically respond both to the list and off the list when replying to pianotech postings.   Anyone on the list is automatically tagged a "good guy" when I read their post, even if they have not yet authenticated, and will never be bothered again to "click here".   I'm not trying to add to anyone's burden, just trying to get Theresa, whose husband seems to be always out of town so she's always lonesome and ready for fun, to stay the heck out of my computer!   Personally, I'd like to have a button in my browser that traces this crap back to the source and incinerates their computer. In fact, I'm developing a system to do just that. Need some Beta testers to send me some spam. Anybody?   Alan Barnard Salem, Missouri     <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery Todd</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:nobody@earthlink.net">nobody@earthlink.net</a> <dd>Cc: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</a> <dd>Sent: 05/09/2005 5:26:34 PM <dd>Subject: Re: RE: Wants piano softer <dd>I am getting SO tired of this. If you don't want spam, get an e-mail program or a <dd>server that deletes it! I have. And no one has to respond to ANYTHING! Sorry. <dd>Avery <dd>At 04:39 PM 5/9/05, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dd>I apologize for this automatic reply to your email. <dd>To control spam, I now allow incoming messages only from senders I have approved beforehand. <dd>If you would like to be added to my list of approved senders, please fill out the short request form (see link below). Once I approve you, I will receive your original message in my inbox. You do not need to resend your message. I apologize for this one-time inconvenience. <dd>Click the link below to fill out the request: <dd> <a href="https://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/addme?a=tune4u@earthlink.net&id=1dvfYa3y63NZFpN0"> https://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/addme?a=tune4u@earthlink.net&id=1dvfYa3y63NZFpN0</a> </blockquote> </dl></blockquote></body> </html>