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From: "Michael Lewis" <>
Subject: Re: [MAMiddle] Spam bots
Date: Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:36:52 -0700
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Thank you, Judie. I appreciate the encouraging news! I'll wait and see what
happens.

Michael



On Sun, Apr 20, 2008 at 12:32 PM, ancestorswanted <> wrote:

> we had the same thing but after a couple of days it stopped. Judie
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Lewis" <>
> To: <>; <>
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2008 1:03 PM
> Subject: [MAMiddle] Spam bots
>
>
> > Hello friends:
> >
> > One of my email addresses (not this one!) was harvested by a spam bot
> and
> > used to send THOUSANDS of spams throughout cyperspace. I am now
> receiving
> > thousands of Undeliverable Email Notification responses to these spams,
> > clogging up my mailbox and causing me to spend hours dealing with this
> > overload.
> >
> > As a result, I've gone through all of my web pages and changed any email
> > link to a text only address, such as massmsx AT gmail DOT com. I've done
> > this for all email addresses on the Middlesex County Town Sites page as
> > well. It's not as convenient as clicking on a link, but it prevents spam
> > bots from harvesting your email address.
> >
> > I suggest everyone go through your web pages and change any email links
> on
> > those pages before you get hit as well.
> >
> > It ain't fun!
> >
> > --
> > Michael Alan Lewis
> >
> > 11th Generation lineal male descendant of Edmond Lewis of Lynn
> >
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Michael Alan Lewis

11th Generation lineal male descendant of Edmond Lewis of Lynn

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