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Old May 17th 04, 07:05 PM
HankG
 
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As an RX-320 owner, I followed the postings of the '320 group on Yahoo.com.
I consented to allow their cookie (normally don't allow them) so that I
could access the group.

A while back, the group was changed to 'members only'. I really didn't want
to go through the hassle of filling out all of that profile jazz, so I opted
not to participate. Finally though, I relented and filled out a profile
which included an email address (which I don't use).

Almost immediately, I began getting bounced email spam from ficticious
senders using my user i.d. My i.d. was made up of initials and an acronym,
with no vowels. I find it hard to believe that some 'random generator' came
up with my user i.d. As a matter of fact, I have not received a single spam
from my current provider for many years.

My question: Is this a common occurrence on yahoo? How is this happening?

Thanks,

HankG



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