“The RoseBouquet”

I’m fighting SP A m in EARNEST now. Here’s a warning. If it doesn’t apply to you, would you please pass it on? Just copy and paste the marked paragraphs below into a new email composer window and send it out - individually please - to those who need to know.

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WARNING! If someone from your IP address is sending me unsolicited ad-email or spaming my forms, you may find you can no longer visit my sites, as I am currently taking down “license plates” so to speak, and entering those IP addresses to be banned. I’m afraid this may block some innocent people, so I’m looking for another alternative, but I can no longer turn a blind eye and just hit delete. I’m checking out and trying various options to STOP SPAM.

I suspect some of the people doing this are simply following steps someone else has given them for advertising their site or products. They may not have clued in that they are spamming and there are folks calling curses down on them. I really wish I could warn those people - Do NOT use those mass “safe lists” or other mailing lists that you don’t know how they were compiled.

And if you - speaking to these spammers now - do this from your personal or family email, you are going to limit what sites they can see, or whom they can email in personal relationships, because many of us webmasters are now blocking your email, or any coming from your IP address. Your email software probably does not inform you that many of your mailouts are not reaching their destination any more.

What you may notice is that when you try to go to some site a friend recommends, you run into a “FORBIDDEN” or “BANNED” message. You can’t access that site no matter what you do. Or you might write an email to a relative or friend you haven’t been in touch with recently, and wonder why they never reply. Putting aside reasons like laziness, it may simply be that someone on their IP address has banned your IP address, and you just aren’t going to get there by email any more. You’ll need to revert back to the phone or snail mail.

Check out the ethics of your advertising methods. Make sure you are not using Spammer’s techniques and lists!
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It occurred to me yesterday that I’ve been looking for all these practical ways to fight this garbage; what about spiritual warfare? So I’m considering that method too. Not sure yet how drastic that will be, but if God can make the earth quake, I’m sure He can halt some garbage emails too!