[RTTY] Ebay question

[George Henry]

A BIG problem with much of the spam of this type is that it also serves to 
confirm your e-mail address as valid and open to receiving spam, and results 
in your address being sold to even MORE spammers ...  the message contains 
links to image files that will be downloaded by your e-mail program to be 
displayed when the message is opened, or viewed in the preview pane, and 
that process of downloading the images confirms your e-mail address.

Set your e-mail client to display previews as plain text only, or to only 
download headers from your mail server, allowing you to delete any spam 
messages before previewing them.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <k4fj at aol.com>
To: <RTTY at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 13, 2007 4:26 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Ebay question


>I have used Ebay only a few times and don't really like it.
>
> The problem is that I am receiving stuff from aw-confirm at ebay.com saying 
> that I bid and didn't pay, dah dit dah dit dah.......
>
> I presume this is spam and treat it as so.? But, I am sick of getting the 
> crap.
>
> Have any of you gotten this stuff from "ebay.com"?
>
> Any advice on whom to complain to, other than ebay?
>
> 73, Steve
>