<div dir="ltr"><div>One other useful email trick is spamgourmet ( <a href="https://spamgourmet.com">https://spamgourmet.com</a> ). 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. <br></div><div><br></div><div>I've used it, it's good. Some companies are apparently wise to a spamgourmet address though.</div><div><br></div><div>-- CHS</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 1:36 AM DJ-Pfulio via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Running a PBX helps, I suppose. <br>
<br>
I stopped doing that around 2008 and pay $5/month for someone else to<br>
connect my $35 SIP-ATA to the rest of the world. If you don't have<br>
excellent internet or have someone in the house who could need 911<br>
services, this isn't a good idea. Stay with POTS ... or keep a dumb<br>
POTS phone connected to the line. No need for a plan. 911 service works<br>
from any connected POTS phone, always. Same for cell phones, even<br>
without a cell plan. I've called 911 just one time in my life. It was<br>
for a fire in 1989.<br>
<br>
There my settings are a little customized. I don't recall the details,<br>
but think all calls claiming to be from my NPAXX are blocked since the<br>
main number is nowhere near where I live, I don't visit that part of<br>
Georgia and don't know anyone there. Also block all international<br>
calls that are outside the 1+ world (so Canada and the Caribbean aren't<br>
blocked), but that can be customized.<br>
<br>
Block anonymous callers. And don't answer the phone unless it is<br>
someone I know or I'm expecting a call from an odd number. I don't<br>
give out any number except my SIP number which rings at the house and<br>
on the cell. When I'm home, if just the cell phone rings, it is spam by<br>
definition. I'm not tied to any cell phone. Lost it for a week or<br>
two last year and didn't notice. A few years ago, I let the money run<br>
out (PAYG plan) and didn't notice for a few months.<br>
<br>
I avoid giving out any phone numbers or email addresses whenever<br>
possible, especially to large businesses or the govt. Just because<br>
there is a place for those on a form doesn't mean we have to provide<br>
them. Sometimes it might be a slight inconvenience, but usually not. If<br>
they don't have the data, it cannot be leaked. Heck, the DMV asked for<br>
both - I refused.<br>
<br>
Websites that ask for a phone number don't get one from me, unless it<br>
is for a financial transaction. My twitter accounts (for fun) don't<br>
have a phone number. My google accounts (for fun) don't have a phone<br>
number. Amazon keeps asking for a phone number. Switched NatGas<br>
providers last fall - refused to provide an email address. You would<br>
have thought I'd killed their child. Some places didn't have any way to<br>
sign up new accounts without an email! That needs to be illegal for<br>
all utilities.<br>
<br>
Email and phones are a hot button topic for me. Sorry for the rant.<br>
<br>
Anyway, happy to share my phone setup with anyone. Just join a Sunday<br>
ALE-NW meeting. If you do it while we are using Jitsi, I can log into<br>
my SIP provider and get all the settings.<br>
<br>
<br>
On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 15:41:45 -0400<br>
Byron Jeff <<a href="mailto:byronjeff@clayton.edu" target="_blank">byronjeff@clayton.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> How does one eliminate the spam calls? My head will explode if I get<br>
> yet another phone call about my car's extended warranty. I don't even<br>
> own a car! ;-) (JK).<br>
> <br>
> BAJ<br>
> <br>
> On Wed, Apr 29, 2020 at 03:35:42PM -0400, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:<br>
> > The scammers are out this week!<br>
> > <br>
> > I even got fired from my job yesterday, by the VP of HR of my<br>
> > 1-person company. They CC'd the CEO, thankfully. ;)<br>
> > <br>
> > All this week, lots and lots of invoices for FedEx, DHL, UPS have<br>
> > been arriving via email too. All dropped into spam.<br>
> > <br>
> > Haven't gotten any spam phone calls in a few months, perhaps<br>
> > longer, so that's been nice.<br>
> > <br>
> > <br>
> > On Wed, 29 Apr 2020 10:36:43 -0700<br>
> > Alex Carver via Ale <<a href="mailto:ale@ale.org" target="_blank">ale@ale.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> > <br>
> > > On 2020-04-29 10:32, Jim via Ale wrote: <br>
> > > > but I just received an email from my doctor's office that<br>
> > > > include the following instructions:<br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > "On your phone go to SETTINGS - SAFARI - CAMERA (change to<br>
> > > > ALLOW) and MICROPHONE (change to ALLOW)"<br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > Does anyone know where the SAFARI settings are on my Android<br>
> > > > phone?<br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > :-P<br>
> > > > <br>
> > > > Jim. <br>
> > > <br>
> > > They're under the Serengeti menu, duh. <br>
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