[pianotech] Receiving spam on your business email address.........

[Duaine Hechler]

Now.....are any of these suggestions using "web mail", if so I say NO to them.

I absolutely refuse to use "web mail" (which over the years, I have seen to many persons web mail address book get 
hacked) - I only use an email client.

Here is my theory - and - so far - it has proven to be over 90% true...........

On web mail, - all - your email - and - your address book is stored on a server completely out of your control - 
meaning, although this is NOT supposed to be happening - anyone (at the host site) that has access to that email server 
can get to ANY part of your email "experience" that want to. Plus, if the host is a Windows based host, the risks are 
even greater for hacking.

And, on an email client, your emails are stored on that "hosting" server just long enough to download it to your system 
- so you have almost full control. Plus, regarding the email addresses, since they are stored on your local system - 
there is a far greater chance that they will NOT be hacked.

Just my take................,
Duaine


On 01/20/2013 10:16 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
> My AOL filter is almost too good. Recently I found the registration for WESTPAC,  bounced e-mail notices, and a couple 
> of other messages that I wanted.
> Wim
> -----Original Message-----
> From: J Patrick Draine <jpdraine at gmail.com>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 20, 2013 4:33 pm
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Receiving spam on your business email address.........
>
> Gmail's filters are excellent.
> Patrick
>
> On Sunday, January 20, 2013, wrote:
>
>     Duaine
>     Even though I get some spam, my AOL account has a spam filter that catches most of it. But I thought your Linux
>     program wasn't supposed to allow spam?
>     Wim
>     -----Original Message-----
>     From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net>
>     To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
>     Sent: Sun, Jan 20, 2013 1:30 pm
>     Subject: [pianotech] Receiving spam on your business email address.........
>
>     I assuming I am not the only one getting spam email on your business email
>     account so how do you try and control it ?
>
>     I am getting spam from just every country out there, even some I had to look up,
>     and most are in a foreign language.
>
>     For example, just today, I got an email from France advertising deals for PS3's.
>
>     You do you all - try - to control it ?
>
>     Thanks, Duaine
>
>     -- 
>     Duaine Hechler
>     Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
>     (314) 838-5587 /dahechler at att.net  /www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com  <http://www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com>
>     Home & Business user of Linux - 13 years
>


-- 
Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ - Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
(314) 838-5587 / dahechler at att.net / www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
Home & Business user of Linux - 13 years