OT: will temporarily deleting an email addy stop spam?

[timjmcconnell at gmail.com (Timbo)]

Hey Jeff - it might be easier to use a different webmail application
on your server, one that has a filter built into it. I know Eric S can
offer advice on this - he has Squirrelmail with a spam filter
installed.

--TImbo

On 2/21/06, Jeff Toomasson <area53@validpath.com> wrote:
> Hi everyone - a couple months ago, I made the mistake of using this address
> for email notification w/ my cell phone company (Cingular) because I can't
> check my old yahoo addy from one of my clients where I spend a considerable
> amount of time. Since then, my spam count has gone through the roof. I can
> handle getting a couple a day, but when it starts approaching 20+, I start
> getting pissed. And my webmail application (Squirrelmail) doesn't appear to
> offer any sort of filter.
>
> Since I own my domain I can delete and re-instate accounts at will. If I
> delete this email account for a month or two, will the spam engines stop once
> they receive the bounced emails?
>
> Anyone w/ experience on this?
>
> Thanks!  Jeff
>
>
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