<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2627" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>So why did even I get this message? I did = actually follow it up and the reply I got made me feel it was not worth persuing....:-)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Regards from Sunny Sussex</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=tune4u@earthlink.net = href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">alan and carolyn barnard</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 10, 2005 = 12:40 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Spam Dam. Damn was Re: = Re: Wants a piano softer </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Okay, Avery and all, here's the deal. Y'all let me know if this = is unreasonable ...</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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".</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>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?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=avery1@houston.rr.com = href="mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com">Avery Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A = title=nobody@earthlink.net href="mailto:nobody@earthlink.net">nobody@earthlink.net</A> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc: </B><A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 05/09/2005 5:26:34 PM = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: RE: Wants piano softer</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2>I am getting SO tired of this. If you = don't want spam, get an e-mail program or a <BR>server that deletes it! I have. = And no one has to respond to ANYTHING! Sorry.<BR><BR>Avery<BR><BR>At 04:39 = PM 5/9/05, you wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">I apologize for = this automatic reply to your email.<BR><BR>To control spam, I now allow incoming = messages only from senders I have approved beforehand. <BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>Click the link below to = fill out the request:<BR><BR><A = href="https://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/addme?a=tune4u@earthlink.= net&id=1dvfYa3y63NZFpN0">https://webmail.pas.earthlink.net/wam/addm= e?a=tune4u@earthlink.net&id=1dvfYa3y63NZFpN0</A> = <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>