on Tue, 9 Jan 2007
19:22:31 -0800
> I pick up most of my mail from dedicated webmail
> gateways -- i.e., Earthlink has their own, SBC (now
> AT&T) has one via Yahoo Mail. I see plenty of fresh
> spam turning up *while* I happen to be at the gateway,
> reading or disposing of mail, etc. I may just have
> zapped 60 pieces of it there, emptying out the Bulk
> Folder, and within a minute or two of having done so,
> 4 more junk items suddenly appear. Is this just a
> coincidence, or am I in their crosshairs *while /
> because* I am picking up mail ?
You are just too paranoid. :-)
The problem is that spammers have millions of hijacked computers that are
sending spam 24/7/365. So no matter when you check your email you will get
more spam almost immediately.
--
Robert Blair
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