Would you delete your POP accounts if...

[Alphawolf]

...you were going to be away for nearly 3 weeks?

I'm going to Vietnam - leaving Thursday AM and won't be back until Mid March.

I'll keep my mainstream pop e-mail open, but I have a primary adult POP account I use for all sponsors,

It gets a shitload of spam along with some of the normal stuff like newsletters, hosted gallery updates, sponsor news, etc...

Even on a cable modem...I cannot see downloading 21 or so days worth of e-mail.

My only concern is that I know sometimes sponsors send out e-mails just to check if they still exist.

But, I can just contact them when I get back I suppose. The account gets appx 300 e-mails per day. 99% is spam.

Or, should I just say fuck it and as long as the box is on my dedicated server...it doens't matter much how much mail builds up?

[Mishi]

Can you set it up with an autoresponder while you're away?

[Alphawolf]

Sure.

I can also put a spam filter into place. I'll keep it active. Not such a big deal to let the 'puter DL a bunch of e-mails. :)

[ClickBuster]

Why don't you use Spam Arrest?

[Useless]

Alpha, the war is over. Let it go man. Move on.


Everybody!
And it's 1 2 3 what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn!
Next up another Viet Nam.
And it's 5 6 7 open up the pearly gates.
There ain't no time to wonder why
We are all gonna die.

[Cleo]

Me fuck you long time…


Sorry my fingers just couldn’t be stopped from typing that. :D

I have my mail program set to not download images or files unless I tell it to after seeing a message. I also have its built-in spam filters trained to catch close to 99% of the spam that is sent me so I never even see it. Even on a really slow connection I can still stay in contact and always do.

I never stay out of contact. Just look what happened to DirtyD last weekend.

[Linkster]

And it's 1 2 3 what are we fighting for?
Don't ask me I don't give a damn!
Next up another Viet Nam.
And it's 5 6 7 open up the pearly gates.
There ain't no time to wonder why
We are all gonna die.

Well, come on generals, let's move fast;
Your big chance has come at last.
Gotta go out and get those reds —
The only good commie is the one who's dead
And you know that peace can only be won
When we've blown 'em all to kingdom come
:)

The best song ever written in my opinion!!!

[RawAlex]

I would recommend you set up spam arrest or similar... that would get rid of most of the crap, and leave you with only a little mail to handle on return. Then you can turn it back off! ;-)

Good luck in vietnam... remember, never walk in the rain without a raincoat!

Alex

[T Pat]

Me fuck you long time…
Good luck in vietnam... remember, never walk in the rain without a raincoat!

|pimpin I just hope he takes lots of pictures

[modF]

Null route it until you get back. Some of your spam will cut down due to the bounces and you won't have to check it all when you get back.

[Alphawolf]

Okie dokie- I'll probably not do anything 'cos I have a bunch of stuff to do. No biggie.

I'll still login to my main e-mail account via webmail. My porn addy will just collect until I get back.

Thing with spam filters is that they tend to catch adult sponsor newsletters. I'll probably look into spam arrest when I get back.

[tickler]

I use mail2web.com whenever I am out of town on business. Got to be one of the best sites ever for people who travel.

Another option is to redirect it to one of those giga-mail accounts.

Almost got shanghaied to Vietnam about 10 years ago. A company president at the same hotel I was staying at, tried to volunteer me for a dam building project he was setting up.