On 04/10/2011 04:28 AM, Joe Zeff wrote: > On 04/09/2011 12:59 PM, Ed Greshko wrote: >> It is most likely that when people sign up for the >> service it automatically sent out notices to everyone in their address >> book to invite them. > In the words of the infamous Dr. T, "I, on the other hand, am inclined > to think *differently.*"[1] I've already received a reply from their > abuse department asking me for a link to his profile and a screenshot of > the message as received. Instead, I simply forwarded the spam to them > as received. If they were auto-spamming his address book or contact > list I wouldn't have received a reply at all, much less in under an hour. > > [1]To get the full effect, imagine the quote in the voice of Hans Conried. http://en.netlog.com/go/helpdesk/view=question&faqid=397 If you register for their service, they ask you if you want to send out invites to your friends. That is what the OP did without thinking of the consequences....and what many people will do. -- According to Microsoft, it's by design èæå æåè / åååååèåæ
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