2016 Postmortem

NurseJackie

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17. Probably from responding to polls, surveys and petitions that require an email address.

Sun Dec 27, 2015, 01:36 PM

Dec 2015

I never trust those things and if something like that interests me enough to participate, I'll use a unique (disposable) email address that only THAT organization may use. The disposable address simply forwards to my actual email address. If I start to receive messages from anyone OTHER than the one organization I gave the email address to, then I'll know that they sold it, or that they have security issues.

In any case, disposable email addresses can be disabled or discarded, and my primary email account remains under my control ... their spammy messages are bounced and never forwarded to me again.

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I just received my second e-mail from the HRC group, guy named Mook, so I responded by asking [View all] monmouth4 Dec 2015 OP

No, I don't think so. nt artislife Dec 2015 #1

Not bloody likely JackInGreen Dec 2015 #2

Is there no unsubcribe button? SheilaT Dec 2015 #3

I think there is. draa Dec 2015 #4

So many Bernie supporters are being emailed by the HRC campaign MissDeeds Dec 2015 #5

Probably from responding to polls, surveys and petitions that require an email address. NurseJackie Dec 2015 #17

Surely you get various kinds of spam e-mail DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #6

This was not spam, regular e-mail. I assume nothing...n/t monmouth4 Dec 2015 #7

Spam can look like regular e-mail DavidDvorkin Dec 2015 #8

Usually there's a link to unsubscribe. n/t tammywammy Dec 2015 #9

DU email list? dreamnightwind Dec 2015 #10

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #11

I just got one too, and told him/her that sadoldgirl Dec 2015 #12

Doubt it. I get emails from their Karma13612 Dec 2015 #13

I posted on another thread - I only get snail mail from H LiberalElite Dec 2015 #16

I Have Given To Many Democrats They Have My Email Address - Got One From Hillary Today Yallow Dec 2015 #14

Should have told them what I did... MrMickeysMom Dec 2015 #15