Verisign Now sending Spam

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2004, 02:51 AM

be aware now Verisign is now sending Spam! better know as unsolictied emails....I verrified it's souce and i was on thier mailing list it was sent be them

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From : VeriSign <updates@news.verisign.com>
Reply-To : "VeriSign" <internetsales@verisign.com>
Sent : Wednesday, May 19, 2004 9:39 PM
To : mikeREMOVEDCOUSEIAINTGETTINGNOSPAM@hotmail.com
Subject : Regarding Your Internet Security Guide Request and SSL Trial

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Speaking of spam the new law went into effect yesterday requreing all porn emails it start with "Sexualy Explicite Content:" but its a us law and 99.5% of my spam comes from comanies based out side the us or the sammer him/her self is allmost allways outsidethe us. think its a law that won't mean squat..... if they law abiders they wouln't be sending us spam ayways

**dj_stick** · May 20, 2004, 07:04 AM

goddamn spammers

***Zardon*** · May 20, 2004, 09:39 AM

Everyone is sending spam, everytime I set up a new filter, another one with a different technique pops in. pisses me off.

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2004, 09:52 AM

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Originally posted by Zardon
Everyone is sending spam, everytime I set up a new filter, another one with a different technique pops in. pisses me off.

yea but the bad thing about filers is ocasionall it botches up and a lose emails i wanted to get

zerodamage · May 20, 2004, 10:43 AM

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Originally posted by The_Neon_Cowboy
yea but the bad thing about filers is ocasionall it botches up and a lose emails i wanted to get

That is why you always check your junk box each day.

pr0digal jenius · May 20, 2004, 11:48 AM

i get 200-500 emails a day...depending on the 'season' (at Xmas...almost 700)....it's crap..i;m nto even anyone important..i feel real bad for people like Zardon and Kyle([H]ardOCP)....

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2004, 12:57 PM

they reponded to my email

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--- Original Message ---
From: "removed" <removed>
Received: 05/20/2004 01:39am Central Standard Time (GMT - 5:00 )
To: abuse@verisign.com, webmaster@verisign.com, TOS@verisign.com,
VCS-marketing@verisign.com, websitesupport@verisign.com
Subject: FW: Regarding Your Internet Security Guide Request and SSL Trial

it's not proper to spam... so f***ing cut it out

so nicely put I tought

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From : Website Support <WebSiteSupport@NetworkSolutions.com>
Sent : Thursday, May 20, 2004 11:10 AM
To : ****removed***
Subject : Re: Regarding Your Internet Security Guide Request and SSL Trial <<#635386-1086799#>>

Dear Valued Network Solutions Customer,

We have read and reviewed your request.

To be able to remove your name from the Network Solutions mailing list please
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a. I choose to have my name included in the Bulk WHOIS data licensed to third
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that nice but the retards don't seem to understand they are emailing me out of the blue (spam) I have no account manager .. no username and no password nothing what so ever that attaches my email to them they bought it of a list and sent mail to me

Wtf? is thier problem!

So what I have to sigh up to opt out? of thier non-optin emails what a stupid crock

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2004, 01:13 PM

for fun i went to thier site and enterd my email in the forgot password box

No account

I fired another colorfull email to them (this isn't the first time i've emailed them) relateing to this...
I've had the spaming me for a little bit but i normally just push the back sender buttion but verisign
should know better! I figured I'd also handle this pubily couse they are giveing me the run around

hell they did this before a year or so ago on another email at the time I was trading stocks... I even told in the nasty email i wrote them i was a share holder and to cut it out and that i would be offloading my stocks I don't support/buy/own shares companies that spam....

BiGBrOwNPimpsta · May 21, 2004, 08:08 PM

i got 3 pieces of spam this month, record high for me literally

most of my email is mainly DH thread replies, university visits or preview a university, messages from other forums/sites I have joined and the occassional whats up from people thats it.

once in a while a file comes saying, here is blah blah the text file when its an EXE, never ever any porno im so happy

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 23, 2004, 11:34 AM

I emailed them the whole sitation again and (it's been a while) letting them know I have no account etc
they never e-mailed me back i figured as much ...

till the next time they spam me

May 20, 2004, 01:13 PM	#8
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	for fun i went to thier site and enterd my email in the forgot password box No account I fired another colorfull email to them (this isn't the first time i've emailed them) relateing to this... I've had the spaming me for a little bit but i normally just push the back sender buttion but verisign should know better! I figured I'd also handle this pubily couse they are giveing me the run around hell they did this before a year or so ago on another email at the time I was trading stocks... I even told in the nasty email i wrote them i was a share holder and to cut it out and that i would be offloading my stocks I don't support/buy/own shares companies that spam.... __________________

May 21, 2004, 08:08 PM	#9
BiGBrOwNPimpsta DH's #1 Hustla and Pimp Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Dirty Dot Posts: 7,224 Rep Power: 64 System Specs	i got 3 pieces of spam this month, record high for me literally most of my email is mainly DH thread replies, university visits or preview a university, messages from other forums/sites I have joined and the occassional whats up from people thats it. once in a while a file comes saying, here is blah blah the text file when its an EXE, never ever any porno im so happy __________________ Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Music \| Logitech Z-5500 THX 5.1 Surround Sound Speakers \| 2 Lite-On 20x S-ATA Burners \| ATI TV Wonder Elite \| Logitech G7 Mouse \| Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard

May 23, 2004, 11:34 AM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	I emailed them the whole sitation again and (it's been a while) letting them know I have no account etc they never e-mailed me back i figured as much ... till the next time they spam me __________________

May 20, 2004, 09:39 AM	#3
*Zardon* enchanted Join Date: May 2002 Location: Driverheaven Posts: 32,260 Rep Power: 3150	Everyone is sending spam, everytime I set up a new filter, another one with a different technique pops in. pisses me off.

May 20, 2004, 11:48 AM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,672 Rep Power: 0	i get 200-500 emails a day...depending on the 'season' (at Xmas...almost 700)....it's crap..i;m nto even anyone important..i feel real bad for people like Zardon and Kyle([H]ardOCP)....