I am spam
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
It's been very exciting over here at Casa Staring. So far, in three days we've received over 700 emails letting us know that our messages about increasing certain sizes and fulfilling women's dreams have not been able to reach all of the people we sent them to.
Oh yeah, and my name is Rita R New York, Rita S San Francisco or, my favorite, Rita S Chicago.
I'll admit, this was due to happen to us eventually, as the email address being used is one that we've had for ages. Like well over a decade. It just drives me nuts that a lot of people who received these message are cursing our email addy as they delete those pesky spams we never actually sent.
So if you got one from us, I apologize. If anyone has a way to resolve this issue without having to abandon the email address, please let me know. The sooner, the better!
Oh, and can I tell you how much fun it is when, in the middle of a batch of 200 "undeliverable spam" emails, I get four more forwarded messages from a well-meaning (yet obviously not aware of how I feel about forwards) girlfriend. Grr.
Kinda makes me want to send her address to Rita V Texas. ;)
Oh yeah, and my name is Rita R New York, Rita S San Francisco or, my favorite, Rita S Chicago.
I'll admit, this was due to happen to us eventually, as the email address being used is one that we've had for ages. Like well over a decade. It just drives me nuts that a lot of people who received these message are cursing our email addy as they delete those pesky spams we never actually sent.
So if you got one from us, I apologize. If anyone has a way to resolve this issue without having to abandon the email address, please let me know. The sooner, the better!
Oh, and can I tell you how much fun it is when, in the middle of a batch of 200 "undeliverable spam" emails, I get four more forwarded messages from a well-meaning (yet obviously not aware of how I feel about forwards) girlfriend. Grr.
Kinda makes me want to send her address to Rita V Texas. ;)
Labels: adventures, ideas
posted by Bonnie Staring at 5:13 PM
2 Comments:
Yikes. Gizmo Guy says it sounds like someone has taken over your machine and is broadcasting. So make sure your virus checker is really up to date and get a good check done of your system for Trojan Horses because it sounds like you may have picked up a little bug there.
And in the meantime my sympathies. Oh, and be warned, your ISP may end up cutting off your email privileges until you can prove your machine is clean. (says a former ISP tech support analyst who used to have to tell people why they couldn't send email anymore.)
Thanks Leah! DH did another super-duper virus sweep and we contacted our ISP and they're cool with the situation. Seems we're not the only ones that got hit and the emails are not originating from our system. Sheesh.
But I did kind of feel popular when Outlook told me I had 293 unread messages the other day...
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