I’ve received more “greetings” in the past month than I received in all my years before. Are there spammer conventions where they all get together and decide and agree to innudate us with the same tactic over and over and over again? I suppose the first two or three spammers who tried it got some results. But hopefully the tactic loses it’s effectiveness after the fifth, or tenth, or fiftieth time the same scam heading appears in one’s inbox. My favorite spam filter handles all of this really well, but if you’re wondering how to spot the fakes from the real greetings just watch the video.
Video by: Chris | Live Tech Support | Video Help | Add to iTunes
To hide a mailto: link with PHP, make a PHP web page as shown here and then link to it. (Your server must, of course, be able to handle PHP pages.)
Here is the PHP web page:
<?php
header(“Location: mailto:name@example.com”);
?>
<html><body>
<h4>Thank you!</h4>
</body></html>
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Scanning your computer system to remove any spyware invaders that may be present is a good first step to protecting yourself from potential threats on the Internet; however, it simply is not enough. All too often, spyware components can come back just as easily after they are removed. To provide future protection for your computer system you need a thorough spyware blocker.
Your computer, just like your pets and kids, needs to be immunized against potential threats. Spyware blocker programs are designed to provide that very protection and immunization. Read the rest of this entry »
In today’s world most of us regularly use a computer whether just for simple word processing tasks, sending and receiving emails, an Internet browsing or for more extensive use for business, shopping, or gaming and hobbies.
Unfortunately with this popularity has come an increasing risk from hackers and other people of malicious intent. It seems that not a day goes by without a news item about some new computer virus, trojan or worm intent on wreaking havoc with your computer’s hard drive. Read the rest of this entry »
It doesn’t come as email, but I still consider it spam…. junk mail.
The post office delivers an average of over 500 pieces of junk mail to each U.S. household every year. If you have a good credit rating you probably get even more.
There are steps you can take to reduce the amount of unwanted email you get. The Direct Marketing Association maintains a Mail Preference Service that allows you to opt-out of recieving advertisements and pre-approved credit card offers.
Get complete information for reducing junk mail at:
http://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs4-junk.htm#getonlist.
If you want to hire a service to do the paperwork for you, one is available at:
https://www.41pounds.org/
Don’t forget… as an added bonus to reducing all that incoming junk mail is that you’ll be helping to save trees!
Now that many of us have found ways to reduce the spam in our email inboxes, many spammers have taken to spamming our website contact forms.
At first I wondered why someone would bother to spam me through my web forms. Why bother sending the junk to just me? But then I realized, it’s not just the forms on my sites. It’s a spambot that’s automatically surfing sites and filling out every form it encounters.
Here are some tools and techniques to help combat form spam: Read the rest of this entry »
Before I knew better, it seemed like such a good idea…. Set up one catch-all email address and then make up email addresses as I registered for various online sites. I could track where the email was coming from and sort it in my inbox without having to set up all those different email addresses.
Not sure what a catch-all email address is? Find an explanation at the bottom of this post.
Now I know better….. a catch-all address is a spammers best friend. Not only can they send email to my server by making up any email name they want (toanybody@myserver2.com), but they can forge email headers with any number of email addresses on my domain and I’ll get all the bounced email messages. Read the rest of this entry »
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Every day for the past week or so someone has proclaimed his love for me. For a few seconds I smile, pretending that it’s actually a message from someone I care about and love. It’s so nice to be told “I love you” everyday.
But then reality sets in. It’s not from a loved one at all. Read the rest of this entry »
