My wife is very active on eBay and we've not been the target of unwanted
spam.
RonS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Dirk Wright
> Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 7:53 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [OM] eBay advice given
>
>
>
> >I strongly recommend using an "alias" for your eBay ID and letting
> people
> >request your email address from eBay. Spammers turn automated "bots"
> loose
> >to scoop up email addresses left out in the open (just as they have
> done
> >with the USENET newsgroups for years). You may still get a little
> even
> >with an alias, but you will get an unending deluge of SPAM if you
> leave
> >your email address in the open.
> >
>
> That hasn't happened to me. Of course, I'm not very active on the site.
>
> Be seeing you.
>
>
> Dirk Wright
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