Subject: 750 How-To Books:UNDER $50.00

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The report for this spam can be found at: 1998 Deadbeats Page 11.
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To: Chris Pickett <chris@lanets.com>
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Date: Tue, 7 Jul 1998 07:00:46 -0700
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Thank you for your message to Hotmail. The account that you reported is not
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ilovetrash@hot.hotmail.com
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our system.
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Tue 02 July 1997 13:47:27 PST
X-Originating-IP: [123.4.567.89]
From: "Scarlett O'Hara" scarlett0gwtw@hotmail.com

Hotmail members cannot post directly to newsgroups. Members must go through
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continue to send unsolicited bulk email (aka "spam") without consequences
since his or her Internet Service Provider is never alerted. We suggest
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only adds to the strain on our resources and does nothing to deter the real
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We encourage you to visit the following links to learn more about junk
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     The Anti-Spam HOWTO:
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     Spam FAQ:
     http://www.bluemarble.net/~scotty/forgery.html
Read about Hotmail's recent victories in the fight against SPAM:
http://www.news.com/News/Item/0%2C4%2C21822%2C00.html?sas.mail
http://www.hotmail.com/cgi-bin/pressrel.cgi?from=corp&content=pressnospam2

Visit the following  ANTI-SPAM related Web sites for more information on
how to combat SPAM and what you can do about it.
"Help stop Scam Spammers!"
http://www.junkemail.org/scamspam/
Maintainer of the SPAM-L FAQ
http://www.ot.com/~dmuth/spam-l
Complaint Addresses (GoodGuys|Unresponsive|Foe)
http://www-fofa.concordia.ca/spam/complaints.shtml
"If you want to improve your spam-fighting skills, check out"
http://abuse.net/spam-l.
Anchor Desk "Special Spam Fighting Edition"
http://www4.zdnet.com/anchordesk/story/story_index_19970819.html
How to Get Rid of Junk Mail, and Telemarketers
http://www.csn.net/~felbel/jnkmail.html

Best Regards,

Hotmail Policy Enforcement
abuse@hotmail.com (408) 222-7011
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