ChasingBlueSky 0 #1 November 18, 2004 And you thought you got a lot of spam! Bill Gates Gets 4 Million E-Mails a Day SINGAPORE - Bill Gates might not use AOL, but he's definitely got mail. The Microsoft Corp. chairman receives millions of Internet messages a day, said Steve Ballmer, the company's chief executive. "Bill literally receives 4 million pieces of e-mail per day, most of it spam," Ballmer said Thursday. Spam or junk e-mails are unsolicited messages, generally advertising goods or services and usually sent to many e-mail accounts simultaneously. Ballmer said Microsoft has special technology that just filters spam intended for Gates. In addition, several Microsoft employees are dedicated to ensuring that nothing unwanted gets into his inbox. "Literally there's a whole department almost that takes care of it," he said. Ballmer was in Singapore for the company's Government Leader's forum, which ends Friday._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WhirledWeb 0 #2 November 18, 2004 Every form I fill out that requires an email address that I don't want spam coming from, I always put in "bgates@microsoft.com" - I hope that's his email address... I hope I've contributed to the 4 mil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #3 November 18, 2004 While we are on this topic - I've got a Spam question that maybe one of your coputer Gurus can help me out with here... Do the "Unsubscribe" links on Spam ever really work? Is it wise to try to use those, or will they just send you more spam... I've been Unsubscribing to almost all the spam I get, and It just keeps-a coming - am I shooting myself in the foot here?=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #4 November 18, 2004 QuoteDo the "Unsubscribe" links on Spam ever really work? Yeah, it works great. Works in that the spammer now knows for sure that your email address is active and being read by someone so they know to send you even more spam and can sell your address to others. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ultrasonik 0 #5 November 18, 2004 There have even been times that if you follow an unsubscribe link the spammer will try to infect you witha virus. It's generally best just to delete the spams before you even read them. ----- Love the moment, and the energy of that moment will spread beyond all boundaries. - Corita Kent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #6 November 19, 2004 Quote While we are on this topic - I've got a Spam question that maybe one of your coputer Gurus can help me out with here... Do the "Unsubscribe" links on Spam ever really work? Is it wise to try to use those, or will they just send you more spam... I've been Unsubscribing to almost all the spam I get, and It just keeps-a coming - am I shooting myself in the foot here? There is a shareware program called "mail washer" I've been using it for years and I dont get ANY spam, it's all deleted at the ISPs server. Check it it's great.You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #7 November 19, 2004 www.spamarrest.com Love it. Plus if I'm not at my home computer, I can check my e-mail from any computer since I don't use hotmail or AOL.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #8 November 19, 2004 Nope.. that aint it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
