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Podcast mailing list

Spine.cx Archive 2005

Due to a few requests, I have set up a mailing list so that people can be notified via email when a new Spine.cx Podcast comes out. I'm not sure why they just don't subscribe via RSS, but to each their own. If you would prefer this method of announcement f...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2005
PublicationDate
2005-08-26

Nigerians get wise

Spine.cx Archive 2003

For the first time in months, a Nigerian spam email has broken through my spam filter. It seems they finally got wise to the fact that we're basically ignoring and/or ridiculing them so they decided to write a new template for spam. It has similar elements t...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2003
PublicationDate
2003-08-23

Unsolicited email is the least of our worries

Spine.cx Archive 2003

Most, if not all, of us receive some spam in their email. And we hate it. We curse the people who would use such an underhanded tactic in their attempt to advertise to us. Whether it be for a no-hassle loan, or for porn, or maybe even for that penis enlarge...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2003
PublicationDate
2003-02-22

This guy sucks at the Internet

Spine.cx Archive 2002

Some of you know that I have an MP3 of the Month section of this website. Soon enough it got indexed by Google, and lots of passers-by were dropping in just to download MP3s. I didn't think that was so hot. Come inside and let me tell you a story. I ha...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2002
PublicationDate
2002-07-31

This has really gone too far

Spine.cx Archive 2002

Here's an email I got recently. I get this (or a variation of it) about 5 times a week: ATT:REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE Your contact was availed to me by the stroke of luck. It was given to me because of my diplomatic status as I did not disclo...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2002
PublicationDate
2002-06-19

Spam sucks! (and so does trafficmagnet.net)

Spine.cx Archive 2002

First off, please DO NOT go to trafficmagnet.net. I don't want to give those bastards any traffic. They are the scum of the earth and should be destroyed. The reason? They have webcrawlers that go and harvest email addresses from web pages for the sole p...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2002
PublicationDate
2002-03-22

Some people shouldn't use computers

Spine.cx Archive 2001

I had the chance to correspond with a lovely individual today, whom I'll tell you about. Suffice it to say that, as the title suggests, some people just shouldn't use computers. But first let me give you a little back story... I run several mailing lists,...

Category
Email
PublicationYear
2001
PublicationDate
2001-10-15