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Re: MailForge dead

From Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.mail.eudora.mac, comp.mail.eudora.ms-windows
Subject Re: MailForge dead
Date 2014-06-19 02:58 +0000
Organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Pirates
Message-ID <c0f1v4F6u4rU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References (4 earlier) <180120142343428924%timstreater@greenbee.net> <davidmor-7E8F72.15455220012014@news.internode.on.net> <slrnldv1u4.1891.g.kreme@amelia.local> <davidmor-C60366.15554918062014@news.internode.on.net> <vilain-06C88C.19535718062014@news.individual.net>

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On 2014-06-19, Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> wrote:
> In article <davidmor-C60366.15554918062014@news.internode.on.net>,
>  David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> wrote:
>
>> In article <slrnldv1u4.1891.g.kreme@amelia.local>,
>>  Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote:
>> 
>> > In message <davidmor-7E8F72.15455220012014@news.internode.on.net> 
>> >   David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> wrote:
>> > > In article <180120142343428924%timstreater@greenbee.net>,
>> > >  Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > >> Thanks for that. However, I don't do facebook, one look at their Ts&Cs
>> > >> was enough.
>> > 
>> > > I have a low profile Facebook account. I hardly ever post anything, and 
>> > > when I do, it is as restricted as it is possible to do. Nothing of 
>> > > consequence in my settings. Allows me to see what people are doing as 
>> > > Roberta said.
>> > 
>> > > And I check it once a week or less.
>> > 
>> > The trouble is that Facebook tracks you all over the web if you have an
>> > account, so just HAVING one is a selling your soul to Facebook.
>> 
>> Just reviving this old thread....
>> 
>> Look at a plugin called Disconnect that disables all those things that 
>> call home. Quite astonishing to see how many tracking things there are 
>> on the average page.
>> 
>> https://disconnect.me
>
> The sad thing about the version of Disconnect that I just installed is 
> that it kept doing a pop-up for their premium service with every page. 
> It was so annoying that I trashed it.  The version I have on an older 
> system doesn't do that.  I can't stand nag-ware.

That's interesting. Looks like I have 3.0.3 installed (according to the
Safari Extensions preference pane) and have never noticed such nags. I'm
curious what version you installed.

Anyhow, luckily there are other alternatives available, like
DoNotTrackMe and Ghostery.

-- 
E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my ravenous SPAM filter.
I often ignore posts from Google. Use a real news client instead.

JR

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MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-16 10:13 +0000
  Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-17 09:50 +1100
    Re: MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-17 00:19 +0000
      Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-18 11:37 +1100
      Re: MailForge dead "R. Millstein" <usenet@spamaway.rlm.net> - 2014-01-18 15:06 -0800
        Re: MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-18 23:43 +0000
          Re: MailForge dead "R. Millstein" <usenet@spamaway.rlm.net> - 2014-01-18 16:45 -0800
          Re: MailForge dead Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2014-01-18 20:31 -0500
            Re: MailForge dead "R. Millstein" <usenet@spamaway.rlm.net> - 2014-01-19 09:33 -0800
          Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-20 15:45 +1100
            Re: MailForge dead Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-22 08:56 +0000
              Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-23 01:42 +1100
                Re: MailForge dead Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-22 15:23 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-23 09:56 +1100
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-22 16:26 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-23 10:02 +1100
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-01-22 23:19 +0000
              Re: MailForge dead richgr@panix.com (Rich Greenberg) - 2014-01-23 20:03 +0000
              Re: MailForge dead Alan Browne <alan.browne@FreelunchVideotron.ca> - 2014-01-23 18:19 -0500
              Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-06-18 15:55 +1000
                Re: MailForge dead Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-06-18 19:53 -0700
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-19 02:58 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-19 03:14 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-06-18 22:45 -0700
                Re: MailForge dead billy@MIX.COM - 2014-06-19 10:34 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-06-19 21:18 -0700
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-20 16:13 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-19 16:02 +0000
                Re: MailForge dead Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-06-19 21:20 -0700
                Re: MailForge dead Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2014-06-20 16:15 +0000
      Re: MailForge dead cvb@compuserve.com - 2014-01-31 00:56 -0800
        Re: MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-31 10:08 +0000
    Re: MailForge dead peter@cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) - 2014-01-17 07:23 +0000
      Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-18 11:50 +1100
        Re: MailForge dead David Morrison <davidmor@excite.com> - 2014-01-18 11:52 +1100
        Re: MailForge dead peter@cara.demon.co.uk (Peter Ceresole) - 2014-01-19 10:39 +0000
        Re: MailForge dead kmorgan@spamcop.net (Kathy Morgan) - 2014-01-21 13:57 -0900
      Re: MailForge dead kmorgan@spamcop.net (Kathy Morgan) - 2014-01-21 13:57 -0900
      Re: MailForge dead Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-01-31 10:33 +0100
        Re: MailForge dead Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-31 12:37 +0000
          Re: MailForge dead Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-01-31 21:16 +0100
            Re: MailForge dead Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-01 17:02 +0000
              Re: MailForge dead Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-02-02 00:12 +0100
    Re: MailForge dead dont.spam.usenet@googlemail.com (Hauke Fath) - 2014-01-17 14:37 +0100
      Re: MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-17 15:21 +0000
        Re: MailForge dead dont.spam.usenet@googlemail.com (Hauke Fath) - 2014-01-17 19:03 +0100
          Re: MailForge dead Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-01-17 18:59 +0000
            Re: MailForge dead dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2014-01-18 10:48 +0000
              Re: MailForge dead Michael Vilain <vilain@NOspamcop.net> - 2014-01-18 13:12 -0800
                Re: MailForge dead nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-18 16:45 -0500
                Re: MailForge dead snipe@spambin.fsnet.co.uk (Sn!pe) - 2014-02-03 22:46 +0000

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