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Posted by Imhotep on June 27, 2005, 3:19 am
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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] wrote:
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>> Ms D wrote:
>>> I have been gettin' messages from sites my friends use --e.g., sms
>>> (for text msg) or bebo.com. What's annoying is that bebo.com is
>>> asking me for my email password when I tried to sign up. I stopped
>>> sign up to avoid giving out my password. My email site won't ask me
>>> for my password, why should I give it to this other site. I got
>>> really mad. Just want to alert anyone to be careful how to manage
>>> passwords.
>>
>> Oh..
>> This crap?
>>
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>> I am updating my address book and it would be very helpful if you
>> could click on the link below and enter your contact details for me:
>>
>> http://www.bebo.com[registrant-specific pointer omitted]
>>
>> I am using a new service that helps people stay in touch. It is only
>> for direct friends and allows you to privately exchange contact
>> details and view one another's photos. You choose what to share.
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>>
>> Read this - avoid BEBO
>>
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?s=a51be45162a25551574187e2eb9353ea&showtopic=29533&st=0&#entry140871
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>
> Heck, I don't even have to read that to agree. I don't give out my
> personal information to third parties like this. Who knows who's managing
> their database? I politely request that my friends and colleagues desist
> from sending me stuff like this, and warn them off it.
>
>> --
>> Shenan Stanley
>> MS-MVP
...that is very good advice.
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