I have anonymous procxy servers bookmarked. If you could find the # for that
RFC, I'd like to read it. I thought all that could be transmitted was
browser type, OS and IP+port. My email is obviously sent to websites
desiring it . I'd like to read that RFC. If you could provide a link to it
I'd appreciate it, or post it to the group

Thanks for the info.

-User1532: HardlyAnonymous

"jayjwa" <jayjwa@hotspam.microsoftsux.suk> wrote in message
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> User1532 wrote:
> > 10/23/03
> >
> >
> > I've noticed that if I visit certain web sites I will get SPAM related
to
> > their content. soon afterward This happens whenever I look at discount
drug
> > sites, ie Canadian Pharmacies offering cheaper prescription drugs to US
> > customers, and sites selling supplements. I have never registered at any
of
> > these sites or given one my email address. I use IE 6 with Active X set
to
> > prompt. I'd pass this off as coincidence but it happens every time. Last
> > night I looked at one Canadian discounters site following a link in a
story
> > on a local TV channel's website. This morning I received four ads for
> > discount Canadian drugs. My email address is
beday@greedybroadbandisp.com,
> > these came addressed to bedavis.
>
> Use an Anon Proxy. Your browser will sometimes betray you, if I'm not
> mistaken, the user's email is a field that is allowably transmitted to a
> webserver as per the http RFC's. It sends all kinds of stuff- the page
> you where at last, your IP address, your hostname, email, language
> pref., connect pref, etc. A proxy can deny the headers and even re-write
> them. I had Squid running, and I re-wrote all mine that gave away info,
> except IP, which still gets sent because it was my proxy server. I'm not
> saying you should start running an anonymous proxy server to surf with,
> but you can use one. Do a search for "anonymous proxy servers" and pick
> one that works well. Test it someplace that shows headers like
> USER-AGENT and REFERER and IP#. You will have to change often because
> they close down quick most times, but they can't be beat for surfing to
> potentially dangerous places.
>
>
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