i posted this topic in the lounge a few weeks ago but i thought u guys in tech talk may know better. but..

have any of you guys been receiving spam trying to illicit u to invest in these random companies. these e-mails have been flooding my ncsu account e-mail (which i only use for ncsu, banking, and other official buisness) and i realized its been hitting my secondary e-mail too. although in my yahoo account its been deflected to bulk mail.

The "from" address is different each time from a non-typical domain. and the email is a GIF image containing the message. I really wonder if these companies can get in trouble under all the anti-spam legislation thats been passed. I'm guessing it might have to do w/ a worm

i would rly like these e-mails to stop; i wonder if anyone actually gets these and is like hey i better follow the advice of this e-mail and dump my live savings into a stock recommendation from someone i don't even know

5/2/2006 8:29:48 PM

Airplane K. Redemption

5/2/2006 9:08:38 PM

yeah, my ncsu is filled with that stuff

there is no remove my name from list on those either

5/2/2006 9:37:00 PM

i am getting them too... they are like gray boxes talking about companies and you cant reply to the email addresses

5/2/2006 9:41:31 PM

lets sue the companies

5/2/2006 9:54:04 PM

IM GETTING EM TOO LIKE 3 A DAY

its fucking annoying

5/2/2006 9:54:48 PM

i got so pissed i sent a little over the top email to the people, and they all replied saying they didnt send me any email...

5/3/2006 5:48:39 PM

I setup a spam filter in webmail that sends them all to a "spam" folder so I don't have to ever see them again.

5/4/2006 1:49:52 AM

if you are sick of spam, all you have to do is the following simple steps:

1) setup you email to come in thru outlook or outlook express if you aren't already.
http://www.ncsu.edu/resnet/email/outlook/oxp_pc.php

2) Install Cloudmark Desktop, pay $40 for the first year and $20 for each additional.
http://www.cloudmark.com/desktop/?from=cnsmr-menu
Try the 15 day trial and you'll be convinced

Quote :

"Only Cloudmark has the power to apply human feedback in real time to block spam, phishing, and additionally many viruses and spyware. Leveraging a highly sophisticated Trust Evaluation System™ (TeS) and groundbreaking technology, feedback is corroborated in real time, so that only a few people ever have to see a spam email before it is blocked for everyone. Cloudmark Desktop is entirely transparent and requires no configuration, making it powerful, yet simple and easy to use. "

There are other options but this is the most effective (though you do pay a price)

5/4/2006 2:05:19 AM

anyone ever figure out how to stop these emails

5/25/2006 7:10:42 PM