Re: Irritation With Microsoft and Passport

From: Barry (nothanks!_at_sadfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdfasdf.com)
Date: 03/05/04 

Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 12:18:29 -0000

i use my own domain name and simplay add the company to form an email
address. Example, if I was using ebay, my address would be
ebay@mydomain.com, thus, if i ever get any spam to ebay@mydomain.com, I know
who's given it out! Minor problem in that I forget what email address I have
regsitered... espcially when you consider all the online shopping sites that
require a login (which i object to, why cant i just by stuff? It's not like
I have to 'register' if i go shopping in town... Grrr)

"!:?)" <"!:?)"> wrote in message
news:%23xG82ZiAEHA.3400@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
> Well I'm surprised at Passport if they are doing that.
>
> Is it a Hotmail Account you used ?
>
> That is how I trap Domains that sell Email Addresses to Spammers !!!!
>
> I create Email Addresses and keep them active for a year of more then
> use them to send to Domains I suspect are doing just that !
>
> I caught Ebay, Gamespy and others that sell your address that way.
>
> Once I put Ebay on notice I have received no more Spam on that account
> at all since.
>
> I used MSN and UU.net to put Gamespy and a Brazil Domain in their place
> or UU.net would bolck access to and from their sites.
>
> Hotmail has been very anti-spam in the past but things can change I guess.
>
> Kevin
>
> Knick wrote:
>
> > I registered a product yesterday, which required me to
> > create a Passport ID. As the registered email address, I
> > used one of my sub-accounts which has existed for over a
> > year, but one that I have never posted anything to or
> > from, despite it being active and valid.
> >
> > Within 12 hours, I received spam at this address. I read
> > the privacy statement and could not detect any variations
> > from the 'we will not disclose.....' language.
> >
> > This is unacceptable. I do not need Passport that badly,
> > so I am terminating the account.
> >
> > Unbelievable.

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