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14-11-2008 5:28pm

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ubeonek

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please explain this term

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#2 14-11-2008 5:33pm
Ruu_Old

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Those emails you get about viagra and mobile phones for cheap are common types. Fairly common on message boards now, posted by bots (basically an application used to post).

http://wiki.boards.ie/wiki/Spam

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#3 14-11-2008 5:35pm
Gordon

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Do you ever get emails from people you don't know advertising products you don't want? That is an example of spam.

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#4 14-11-2008 5:41pm
ubeonek

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If you do have a genuine query what does one do .In my case I was much maligned.

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#5 14-11-2008 5:45pm
Gordon

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Post here if you like, and explain so that we can understand what you mean.

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#6 14-11-2008 5:56pm
ubeonek

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I needed to change my broad band supplier and asked adviseasto which would suit me

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