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    Stefan Pedersen
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    Just realized that this GMail-mania would be the ulmitate way for spammers to keep their databases up-to-date. Just imagine all the GMail-wannabes happily posting their email-adresses all over place. Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Signature? Que?

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      Just realized that this GMail-mania would be the ulmitate way for spammers to keep their databases up-to-date. Just imagine all the GMail-wannabes happily posting their email-adresses all over place. Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Signature? Que?

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      Rocky Moore
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      Invites are already banned in the Lounge. Those go to the soapbox.. Killed the lounge? Did it die? I am writing upon a corpse? Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33

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        Invites are already banned in the Lounge. Those go to the soapbox.. Killed the lounge? Did it die? I am writing upon a corpse? Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33

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        Stefan Pedersen
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        To me, that ban doesn't seem that effective...

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          To me, that ban doesn't seem that effective...

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          Rocky Moore
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          Well, posts are live, people still post.. Look at programming questions which are still found here almost weekly :) Chris mentioned that he may put in a forum for GMail which might help some, but I would expect some to still post here since they won't know about the other forum... Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33

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            Well, posts are live, people still post.. Look at programming questions which are still found here almost weekly :) Chris mentioned that he may put in a forum for GMail which might help some, but I would expect some to still post here since they won't know about the other forum... Rocky <>< www.HintsAndTips.com - Now with GMail Queue www.MyQuickPoll.com - 2004 Election poll is #33

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            alex barylski
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            I got my GMail invite today in the lounge :) How do I print my voice mail?

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            • S Stefan Pedersen

              Just realized that this GMail-mania would be the ulmitate way for spammers to keep their databases up-to-date. Just imagine all the GMail-wannabes happily posting their email-adresses all over place. Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Signature? Que?

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              paulb
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              Just today alone I've managed to collect about 2 dozen email addresses from this site. Alltogether I would have 50+ email addresses from codeproject members. All Thanks to GMail! Now, does anyone know where I can sell them? this is good quality merchandise I got here

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                Just realized that this GMail-mania would be the ulmitate way for spammers to keep their databases up-to-date. Just imagine all the GMail-wannabes happily posting their email-adresses all over place. Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Signature? Que?

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                Jerry Hammond
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                Stefan Pedersen wrote: (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Oh my lordy, someone call the drama queen police! No way is the lounge dead. It still has the same level of sincere cranks, out-landish crackpots, and cracker-croakers as always... Now, about C++ being a... Best, Jerry

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                  Just today alone I've managed to collect about 2 dozen email addresses from this site. Alltogether I would have 50+ email addresses from codeproject members. All Thanks to GMail! Now, does anyone know where I can sell them? this is good quality merchandise I got here

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                  Daniel Turini
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                  Actually, if you didn't before, you got my e-mail right now. By posting in the Lounge, people who have e-mail notification turned on know the e-mail from everyone they talk to. Yes, even I am blogging now!

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                    Just realized that this GMail-mania would be the ulmitate way for spammers to keep their databases up-to-date. Just imagine all the GMail-wannabes happily posting their email-adresses all over place. Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* (And yes, I think GMail killed the lounge. Maybe a insta-ban(tm) would fix it again?) Signature? Que?

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                    Michael P Butler
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                    Stefan Pedersen wrote: Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* I am surprised this hasn't happened yet. All you'd need is to have a couple of Gmail invites to give out, just to make you look legit. Michael CP Blog [^]

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                      Just today alone I've managed to collect about 2 dozen email addresses from this site. Alltogether I would have 50+ email addresses from codeproject members. All Thanks to GMail! Now, does anyone know where I can sell them? this is good quality merchandise I got here

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                      Paul Watson
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                      A whole 50? Wow. That's serious stuff. Big money that, 50 addresses... :) 50k and they might just pay you a buck. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass South Africa Jörgen Sigvardsson wrote: "Gassho rei, Watson-san!" Crikey! ain't life grand?

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                        Stefan Pedersen wrote: Or why not just create a site that promises a invite if you register... *blink* *blink* I am surprised this hasn't happened yet. All you'd need is to have a couple of Gmail invites to give out, just to make you look legit. Michael CP Blog [^]

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                        Steve Maier
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                        That is why I used a temporary email address when I was getting my GMail invite. That way I can just turn it off and have no more problems. I had read on a different board that this guy just makes different email addresses for anything that he signs up for. Then if he starts getting spam to that address, he knows that they sold the address. He can then turn it off and no more spam from that source. Steve Maier, MCSD MCAD

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