Re: Stolen email

From: Rocky (yr_at_tampabay.rr.com)
Date: 10/29/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 22:55:43 GMT

No, the email you see isn't correct. Someone must have picked up somewhere
down the line.

"Jim Watt" <jimwatt@aol.no_way> wrote in message
news:ka91o0d44pdrs5kq35kdr5qhedfnfci651@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 20:01:45 GMT, "Rocky" <yr@tampabay.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> it an automated
>>process such as a script that harvests your address from newsgroups, etc?
>
> Surely you don't post your email address to newsgroups ?
>
> thats a big invite to the spam man
>
> But turning to the original question, you can expect to receive spam
> using your email address and combinations thereof.
> --
> Jim Watt
> http://www.gibnet.com

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