Hi list I find this letter from AOL interesting. I eliminated all (except AOL senders) porn/gambling spam by deleting it w/out opening it. Apparently some robot figured out that I was not interested. However, I am receiving at least 5 to 10 letters a day from AOL spammers. Sometimes I have received 5 or 6 copies of the same thing right in a row. So, if it is so easy for AOL to take care of it (per him), why can't it stop or at least slow down? I send them off to TOSEmail1, but they still keep coming. You can't filter out the name of the sender because the sender just changes their address. AOL explained this to me at one time. I find this AOL member situation about this AOL spam VERY discouraging! Jeannie :) Publisher of The Jericho Wall Genealogy Newsletter In a message dated 9/13/1999 12:08:54 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: << --part1_b5e723f2.250dfc83_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Please note the response I got from AOL, everyone. Cassandra Mitchell Southern California --part1_b5e723f2.250dfc83_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-path: [email protected] From: [email protected] Full-name: Tosemail5 Message-ID: <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 02:59:36 EDT Subject: Re: Terms Of Service To: [email protected] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 3.0 16-bit for Windows sub 38 Dear Member, Thank you for your letter concerning "spam" or "junk" email. While America Online can easily take action against other AOL members who engage in this type of activity, it is much more difficult to take action against spam emailers on other servers who target AOL members. We understand the annoying nature of this type of mail, and are working on many fronts to put an end to all types of junk mail. We're taking junk e-mailers to court. We've already launched lawsuits against notorious junk e-mail companies for using deceptive practices to send unwanted e-mail to AOL members. We'll keep up the legal pressure in the future. Please be assured America Online does not condone this type of mail, or approve or assist in any way in its distribution. Your screen name can be collected for these types of mailing lists through a variety of methods: capturing screen names in chat rooms, on bulletin boards, from the Usenet, on Web pages, and through random searches of our Member Directory if you have created a profile for your screen name. America Online's <A HREF="aol://4344:1204.mailcnt.9376642.525891810">MAIL CONTROLS</A> will allow you to protect yourself from unsolicited junk mail. At keyword <A HREF="aol://4344:1204.mailcnt.9376642.525891810">MAIL CONTROLS</A> you may block all Internet mail, receive Internet mail only from the email addresses you specify, block entire domains, or choose from several other options which are listed for you. If you have children who are receiving offensive spam mail from the Internet, we suggest you choose the option to "Allow mail from AOL Members and addresses listed. " List in the box only the Internet addresses of friends and family whom you wish to allow to send mail to your children. As most spam mail is sent from the Internet, this will allow only approved Internet addresses to send mail to your children's mailboxes. You may also wish to explore AOL's <A HREF="aol://4344:1580.prntcon.12263709.564517913">PARENTAL CONTROLS</A>. Please keep in mind that the "headers" and the "from" and "to" information on the Internet mail you receive can be manipulated to look as if the mail originated from AOL, from a legitimate site on the Internet, or even as though your screen name sent the mail to itself. If "@aol.com" appears after your screen name on the mail you receive, it was sent via the Internet, most likely with manipulated headers. Because many junk e-mail senders make use of innocent Internet sites with misconfigured mail software, it is not always possible to determine the actual site from which the junk e-mail originated. The original site (or site that was hijacked by the junk e-mailer) is contained in the "Received:" headers, located at the bottom of the mail you received. These lines read like postmarks, in reverse order from the most recent recipient (AOL) to the original sender. In most cases the first domain listed in the last Received line is where the mail came from If this sounds confusing, don't worry -- it often is! AOL's friendly Postmaster staff can help you find the origination site if you're having problems. You can either send mail to screen name: <A HREF="mailto:postmaster">Postmaster</A> or visit their online area at keyword: <A HREF="aol://1722:Postmaster">Postmaster</A> for help. Also keep in mind that some Internet e-mailers may "blind carbon copy" (BCC) your email address so it appears as though the mail you received was intended for someone else's address. If the junk mail you have received is from another AOL member, please forward that mail directly to the screen name: TOSEmail1. If you determine it was sent from the Internet, please forward the mail directly to the screen name: TOSSpam. While we welcome any suggestions or comments you may have concerning junk mail at TOSGeneral, in the future please forward junk mail only to the boxes specified above. Forwarding or "carbon copying" spam mail to other Terms of Service mailboxes results in slower response times to the mail appropriate for those boxes. At keyword <A HREF="aol://4344:1204.junkmail.9384291.560734573">JUNK MAIL</A> you will find the latest tips on battling junk mail, as well as updates on America Online's efforts against this Internet-wide problem. Please note, this screen name cannot accept replies. Therefore, if you have any comments or questions please go to Keyword: <A HREF="aol://4344:1732.TOSques.13704160.580831466">TOS Questions</A>. Regards, Rome Community Action Team America Online, Inc. >>