SpamiamLately, I have been buried alive in spam.   I have approximately 30-100 forms of spam waiting to great me in my email box every morning.   What's even worse is that a majority of it appears to be from my domain names/web sites (http://www.rhondaporter.com/ and www.rhondawitt.com).    Some spambots have "pharmed" my email address from my websites.   

It really burns me up.  Not only does spam waste my time, I've had companies like Comcast and spam-cops deem me to be a spammer...talk about insult to injury!   It can really make e-mail communication challenging for me at times.   Just this morning, I received Jillayne Schlicke's email newsletter, which I really enjoyed.   However, I cannot respond to her in an email since I've been put into a spam box with my email addresses from my websites being hijacked. 

I do email quite a bit with my profession as a Mortgage Planner.  And, of course I email my family and friends, too.  I send a monthly email newsletter to my database of clients...and if any one decided they did not want my e-newsletter, they could opt out at anytime without any hurt feelings.

So if you receive a funky email that appears to be from me-it's not.  And I'm sorry there's nothing I can do about it!   If you do want to receive emails from me, please do add me to your address book.

Meanwhile, if you're in the same spam boat I'm in.   Try searching your email address in Google.   You'll see what other sites and directories your address spelled out for spybots to grab. I found that I was my worse culprit with having my email address all over my webpages.  Try to have your email text address removed and replace with a simple "email me" link to your email address.    

And please know, I will never sell your email (or any personal information) address or spam you! 

 
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8 Comments on Spam I am... NOT!!

www.OnlyMyeMail.com will solve 99% of your spam problems for about 4 bucks a month.

They also deal with fraudulent stuff like Nigerian oil scams and some viruses (but it doesn't replace your AV software)

01/18/2007 09:43 AM by Jim Lee, Knoxville Tennessee RealtorĀ® (Realty Executives Associates)


I also get lots of spam email.  How annoying!

01/18/2007 09:46 AM by Blanca Cholewczynski, XCO (U)


Thanks for the tips and comments!  My biggest concern is being blocked from spam-guard type products when I'm not the spammer...the spybot is.

01/18/2007 10:20 AM by Rhonda Porter CMPS (Mortgage Master Service Corp.)


Hey there, the "email me" trick doesn't work. The spiders look at HTML code so they see through all that. You need to use a webbased form or make your email address a photo (without any link)

 

You should join my new ActiveRain group:

It is called Realtors Against Realtor Spam

I hope you will join me.

Frank

Blog.FranklyRealty.com  A Blog featured in BusinessWeek 

 

01/22/2007 09:23 PM by Northern Virginia Homes - FRANKLY REAL ESTATE Inc


You should join Frank LLosa's "Realtors Against Realtor Spam" group to help him combat all the "Realtor Spam" we get (from vendors... and even other Realtors).

DROdio

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01/22/2007 10:33 PM by DROdio Real Estate, Inc


Hello Daniel, I joined tonight!  Thanks for commenting.

01/23/2007 12:08 AM by Rhonda Porter CMPS (Mortgage Master Service Corp.)


It actually sounds more like someone at your ISP needs to make adjustments to the server to prevent outside users from sending email actually using your server. Comcast techs know the difference between a faked email address and an email which actually originates on the offending server. It looks like eCommerce.com is your host. It could be they have not properly set the security on the server for your email and people are able to access your email server and send mail through it instead of just spoofing your address. admin@ecommerce.com should be able to help!

01/23/2007 06:34 PM by Novation Mortgage


Thanks, Ken.  I'll check into that.  I don't recall working with ecommerce.  What would make you think they are  my host?  Knock on wood, it seems a little better recently. 

BTW I was reading your blog Starbucks Has Nothing to do with Mortgages.   KUDOS to you.  I'll definately need to revisit and re-read your blog.  I started off reading Brian Brady's interview with Jeff Corbet on Bloodhound... I really needed to read your blog after getting sucked into Jeff's Cival War blog.

Thanks!

01/23/2007 06:51 PM by Rhonda Porter CMPS (Mortgage Master Service Corp.)


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