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It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
using my real email
address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
mailbox will start
filling up with spam and virus attachments.
Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
Thanks

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"BigBuck98" <gdubs@netrax.net> wrote in message
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> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
> using my real email
> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
> mailbox will start
> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.

Depending what email browser you use, it may
be in / Tools / Accounts / [msnews] / Properties / General / Email.
You can type anything you like so long as it has one @ character.

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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No @ necessary nor required. If left out a warning is presented > No Valid
Address, Use Anyway ---> Yes / No <, selecting Yes saves the addy without the @
and is used.

--

Brian A. Sesko
{ MS MVP_Shell/User }
Conflicts start where information lacks.
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://basconotw.mvps.org/



"Don Phillipson" <d.phillipson@ttrryytteell.com> wrote in message
news:eBpwLC6XFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@netrax.net> wrote in message
> news1sGIU5XFHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>
>> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
>> using my real email
>> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
>> mailbox will start
>> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
>> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
>
> Depending what email browser you use, it may
> be in / Tools / Accounts / [msnews] / Properties / General / Email.
> You can type anything you like so long as it has one @ character.
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>

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Since you are posting with OE6, I assume that you have created a newsgroup
account. If so, click on tools, accounts, highlight the news account, click
properties and change the email address there to something like:
gdubs@nowhere.net

--
Regards

Ron Badour, MS MVP Windows 98
Tips: http://home.satx.rr.com/badour
Knowledge Base Info:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbinfo

"BigBuck98" wrote in message news1sGIU5XFHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
> using my real email
> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
> mailbox will start
> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
> Thanks
>
>

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Testing if google-groups will find this post (and yours)..
http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/mail/


"Brian A." <gonefish'nafarawaylake> wrote in message newsBGXiT6XFHA.2756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> No @ necessary nor required. If left out a warning is presented > No Valid Address, Use Anyway ---> Yes / No <, selecting Yes
> saves the addy without the @ and is used.
>

> "Don Phillipson" <d.phillipson@ttrryytteell.com> wrote in message news:eBpwLC6XFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@netrax.net> wrote in message
>> news1sGIU5XFHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>
>>> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
>>> using my real email
>>> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
>>> mailbox will start
>>> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
>>> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
>>
>> Depending what email browser you use, it may
>> be in / Tools / Accounts / [msnews] / Properties / General / Email.
>> You can type anything you like so long as it has one @ character.
>>

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I was going to use this html address for my retrun address, but was worried
that other email clients might not like it.

"Bill Blanton" <http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/mail/> wrote in message news:ekvNBXYYFHA.2884@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...


> Testing if google-groups will find this post (and yours)..
> http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/mail/
>
>
> "Brian A." <gonefish'nafarawaylake> wrote in message newsBGXiT6XFHA.2756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> No @ necessary nor required. If left out a warning is presented > No Valid Address, Use Anyway ---> Yes / No <, selecting Yes
>> saves the addy without the @ and is used.
>>
>
>> "Don Phillipson" <d.phillipson@ttrryytteell.com> wrote in message news:eBpwLC6XFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@netrax.net> wrote in message
>>> news1sGIU5XFHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
>>>> using my real email
>>>> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
>>>> mailbox will start
>>>> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
>>>> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
>>>
>>> Depending what email browser you use, it may
>>> be in / Tools / Accounts / [msnews] / Properties / General / Email.
>>> You can type anything you like so long as it has one @ character.
>>>
>
>

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No surprise,, google doesn't have a problem with it either..

"Bill Blanton" <http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/mail/> wrote in message news:ekvNBXYYFHA.2884@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Testing if google-groups will find this post (and yours)..
> http://home.earthlink.net/~bblanton2/mail/
>
>
> "Brian A." <gonefish'nafarawaylake> wrote in message newsBGXiT6XFHA.2756@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> No @ necessary nor required. If left out a warning is presented > No Valid Address, Use Anyway ---> Yes / No <, selecting Yes
>> saves the addy without the @ and is used.
>>
>
>> "Don Phillipson" <d.phillipson@ttrryytteell.com> wrote in message news:eBpwLC6XFHA.612@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>>> "BigBuck98" <gdubs@netrax.net> wrote in message
>>> news1sGIU5XFHA.4032@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> It has been suggested that I should not post on the newsgroups/web forums
>>>> using my real email
>>>> address. Because the spam robots harvest addresses from there, and my
>>>> mailbox will start
>>>> filling up with spam and virus attachments.
>>>> Could someone tell me how I can get around using my real email address.
>>>
>>> Depending what email browser you use, it may
>>> be in / Tools / Accounts / [msnews] / Properties / General / Email.
>>> You can type anything you like so long as it has one @ character.
>>>
>
>