How can I get off the mailing lists?

Kitty10101

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Oct 11, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/11/96

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Is there any way to get your name off these mailing lists? Lately
I've been getting 1-2 unsolicited pieces of mail a day at my
Internet account. Though annoying, it's manageable, but I fear that
it could get a lot worse the way things are going.

It seems like I got a mailing not that long ago from someone who
claimed they could get me off the main lists. I can't find it now,
so I most likely trashed it along with my other unsolicited mail.

Anyone ever try this or have any comments on dealing with the
growing volume of unwanted mail?

Thanks.

Kitty

Fred Nimrod

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Oct 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/12/96

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In article <53m9i2$q...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
kitty...@aol.com "Kitty10101" writes:

> Is there any way to get your name off these mailing lists? Lately

The way you unsubscribe is usually the exact opposite
of the way you subscribed, so send a similar message to the same
source saying unsubscribe instead of subscribe

I feel sure that you kept a record of your subscription. No
doubt you have saved a posting from the list owners telling
you how to unsubscribe.

If you get really desperate, send a message to the list\s saying
you want to unsubscribe. The other users will then put you right.

Fred Nimrod

Kitty10101

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Oct 12, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/12/96

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Fred Nimrod (Bu...@porky.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: In article <53m9i2$q...@newsbf02.news.aol.com>
: kitty...@aol.com "Kitty10101" writes:

: > Is there any way to get your name off these mailing lists? Lately

: The way you unsubscribe is usually the exact opposite
: of the way you subscribed, so send a similar message to the same
: source saying unsubscribe instead of subscribe

Thanks for replying, but you misunderstand what I was saying. I am not
trying to get off that kind of list. I am trying to get off the kind of
address list used by spammers to send out unsolicited advertisements (ie
junk mail).

Kitty

era eriksson

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Oct 13, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/13/96

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On 12 Oct 1996 18:02:25 -0400, kitty...@aol.com (Kitty10101) posted
to comp.mail.list-admin.policy:

This was discussed in this group less than two weeks ago. Then and
now, this topic is not appropriate for this newsgroup. Find out how to
look at old messages, and/or go look at the different FAQ:s for the
news.admin.net-abuse.* groups (check out the surfable archive at
http://www.cs.ruu.nl/wais/html/na-bng/.html)

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BTW, AOL has a filtering service whereby you can automatically refuse
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Tor Slettnes

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Oct 14, 1996, 3:00:00 AM10/14/96

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[Kitty10101]

>Thanks for replying, but you misunderstand what I was saying. I am not
>trying to get off that kind of list. I am trying to get off the kind of
>address list used by spammers to send out unsolicited advertisements (ie
>junk mail).

Ah, yes, one of the Great New Benefits of the Web Age and the
wonderful new toys we have (search engines, in particular).

Also, if you make a post to Usenet, you are factually spreading your
address around in the eyes of anyone who wants to grab it. Some
advertisers do so directly, or they go through commercial services
that have ready-made lists (with information about its accuracy etc).

Unfortunately, there seems to be sweet little you _can_ do, except
perhaps getting yourself a new address and never post publicly from
it. (Even that is no guarantee - your provider may "provide" you to
someone).

Good luck, though.
-tor