[ale] I used to thing that MS was going to take over the world,

[Charles Shapiro]

One other useful email trick is spamgourmet ( https://spamgourmet.com ).
It's a perl script which redirects email to your address. The trick is, it
only redirects a certain number of emails; after that number is reached,
all other emails are silently dropped. Details are at the site.

I've used it, it's good.  Some companies are apparently wise to a
spamgourmet address though.

-- CHS


On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 1:36 AM DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Running a PBX helps, I suppose.
>
> I stopped doing that around 2008 and pay $5/month for someone else to
> connect my $35 SIP-ATA to the rest of the world. If you don't have
> excellent internet or have someone in the house who could need 911
> services, this isn't a good idea. Stay with POTS ... or keep a dumb
> POTS phone connected to the line. No need for a plan. 911 service works
> from any connected POTS phone, always. Same for cell phones, even
> without a cell plan.  I've called 911 just one time in my life. It was
> for a fire in 1989.
>
> There my settings are a little customized. I don't recall the details,
> but think all calls claiming to be from my NPAXX are blocked since the
> main number is nowhere near where I live, I don't visit that part of
> Georgia and don't know anyone there. Also block all international
> calls that are outside the 1+ world (so Canada and the Caribbean aren't
> blocked), but that can be customized.
>
> Block anonymous callers. And don't answer the phone unless it is
> someone I know or I'm expecting a call from an odd number.  I don't
> give out any number except my SIP number which rings at the house and
> on the cell. When I'm home, if just the cell phone rings, it is spam by
> definition.  I'm not tied to any cell phone. Lost it for a week or
> two last year and didn't notice.  A few years ago, I let the money run
> out (PAYG plan) and didn't notice for a few months.
>
> I avoid giving out any phone numbers or email addresses whenever
> possible, especially to large businesses or the govt. Just because
> there is a place for those on a form doesn't mean we have to provide
> them. Sometimes it might be a slight inconvenience, but usually not. If
> they don't have the data, it cannot be leaked.  Heck, the DMV asked for
> both - I refused.
>
> Websites that ask for a phone number don't get one from me, unless it
> is for a financial transaction. My twitter accounts (for fun) don't
> have a phone number. My google accounts (for fun) don't have a phone
> number. Amazon keeps asking for a phone number. Switched NatGas
> providers last fall - refused to provide an email address. You would
> have thought I'd killed their child. Some places didn't have any way to
> sign up new accounts without an email!  That needs to be illegal for
> all utilities.
>
> Email and phones are a hot button topic for me. Sorry for the rant.
>
> Anyway, happy to share my phone setup with anyone. Just join a Sunday
> ALE-NW meeting. If you do it while we are using Jitsi, I can log into
> my SIP provider and get all the settings.
>
>
> On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:41:45 -0400
> Byron Jeff <byronjeff at clayton.edu> wrote:
>
> > How does one eliminate the spam calls? My head will explode if I get
> > yet another phone call about my car's extended warranty. I don't even
> > own a car! ;-) (JK).
> >
> > BAJ
> >
> > On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 03:35:42PM -0400, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
> > > The scammers are out this week!
> > >
> > > I even got fired from my job yesterday, by the VP of HR of my
> > > 1-person company. They CC'd the CEO, thankfully. ;)
> > >
> > > All this week, lots and lots of invoices for FedEx, DHL, UPS have
> > > been arriving via email too.  All dropped into spam.
> > >
> > > Haven't gotten any spam phone calls in a few months, perhaps
> > > longer, so that's been nice.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:36:43 -0700
> > > Alex Carver via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On 2020-04-29 10:32, Jim via Ale wrote:
> > > > > but I just received an email from my doctor's office that
> > > > > include the following instructions:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "On your phone go to SETTINGS - SAFARI - CAMERA (change to
> > > > > ALLOW) and MICROPHONE (change to ALLOW)"
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone know where the SAFARI settings are on my Android
> > > > > phone?
> > > > >
> > > > > :-P
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim.
> > > >
> > > > They're under the Serengeti menu, duh.
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