Hello Schlomo,
> 2. did anybody else get mail like the one below ? I have difficulties
> deciding wether it is spam or genuine from some idiot. Anyway, I don't
> tend to relate to anonymous mails (or in sloppy english). What do you
> think.
I received a similar message, from [EMAIL PROTECTED], to an E-mail
address which I don't use nowadays for sending E-mail.
I replied to the guy (advising him to borrow a Linux CD-ROM from his
neighbor) and added a warning that he'll be liable to any spam coming my
way due to my replying to his E-mail.
Given your report about receiving a similar E-mail message, I now suspect
that it was an attempt to harvest valid E-mail addresses for future
spamming.
> b) I get all kind of weird phone calls: People don't even bother to tell
> me
> their name, or what they are or where they got my number and start
> like this:
> (after I say "Yes ?") "Shlomi, I have a question ....". I am not
> Shlomi, of
> course, but that is not my point. Is this general Israeli rudeness
> and I
> have to bury my inbread tendency for some formal politeness even
> deeper ? Or
> is this guy just a bad example ?
You have the full right to ask for their details before proceeding
further. At least, this is what I would do because I provide free help
only to private individuals, and expect companies to pay me.
--- Omer
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