[Icom] spam and ARRL

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 04:03:12 -0500

Some people think the ARRL is the root of all evil...

Generally, people use their ARRL address when they post anything for sale or
ask any amateur related questions on the net. Hence, when the spiders and
spambots pour over those web pages, Usenet news postings and archived
messages from the various mailing lists that people belong to, including
this one, they often pick up the arrl.net address. The more you put your
e-mail address out on the net, the more spam you're going to get. This has
nothing to do with the ARRL, nor is it the fault of the ARRL. Their
forwarding service is simply forwarding the stuff that's sent their way- it
doesn't originate any mail. If you want to cut down on the amount of spam
you get, never post your e-mail address ANYWHERE on the net, including here,
QRZ.com, eHam.net or any of the Usenet news groups.

Generally spam is our own fault, in the sense that somewhere we've made an
errant choice regarding giving out of our e-mail addresses. I never got spam
on my ARRL account until I posted that address a couple of times in ads. A
regrettable mistake, but the fault is mine, not the ARRL's.

73,
Scott, N9AI

----- Original Message -----
From: <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:49 PM
Subject: [Icom] spam and ARRL

> The ARRL address is a forwarding address only.  Like a pipeline, or relay
(which
> is what it is.)  Mail sent there is forwarded to the real address.  What
he is
> saying is he interupted that 'relay' and his spam disappeared, which
suggests
> the majority of spam is being relayed through the ARRL address.  But like
noted
> below, I have had an ARRL address for several years also, and have
received very
> little spam via that route, though for a short period last year there was
a
> sudden and brief increase.  ARRL resolved that problem for then, but they
say
> there is pretty much nothing they can do about it now when it does occur.
So
> you are right - making the address go away makes the spam go away.  But in
this
> case it also shows the majority of spam is not arriving addressed to his
real
> address but to the ARRL relay.
>
> 73
> Ed, W5HTW
>
>
>
> Yeah, well, duh.  I you were using that for your address then killing it
> would make the spam go away.
>
> What's your point?  If you were using [email protected] and quit using that
> then the spam going there would go away too.
>
> Nothing to do with ARRL, everything to do with use of *any* address.
>
> Mike WA0SXV
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Mike Olbrisch
> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 20:32
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: RE: [Icom] arrl e- mail spem help please
>
>
> Hmmmm...  when I turned off my ARRL account, most of my spam went away.
> What more do I need to know?
>
> Mike.
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On
> > Behalf Of Mike Mellinger WA0SXV
> > Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 1:21 AM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: RE: [Icom] arrl e- mail spem help please
> >
> >
> > I have had an arrl.net address for at least three years.  I
> > have half a
> > dozen other email addresses.  I receive maybe 50-100 spams a
> > day.  I have
> > *never* received a spam message to the arrl.net address.
> >
> > Why?
>
>
>
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