More FB 'security'

I just got an e-mail from a friend saying he had received an invitation to
join FaceBook from me and wondering "what's up"

To the best of my knowledge I did NOT tell FB to invite him, I DID search
for him on FB via his e-mail

I'm NOT happy about this.

Larry L wrote:
I just got an e-mail from a friend saying he had received an invitation to
join FaceBook from me and wondering "what's up"

To the best of my knowledge I did NOT tell FB to invite him, I DID search
for him on FB via his e-mail

I'm NOT happy about this.

Yeah, that sucks. And I can't find anywhere on FB any indication, much
less where they ask you to "search for friends by email," that *they*
would send that person an email. As if you couldn't send them an email
yourself, if you wanted to.....

- JR

"JR" wrote in message
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Larry L wrote:
I just got an e-mail from a friend saying he had received an invitation
to join FaceBook from me and wondering "what's up"

To the best of my knowledge I did NOT tell FB to invite him, I DID search
for him on FB via his e-mail

I'm NOT happy about this.

Yeah, that sucks. And I can't find anywhere on FB any indication, much
less where they ask you to "search for friends by email," that *they*
would send that person an email. As if you couldn't send them an email
yourself, if you wanted to.....

- JR



He has a pretty common name, so a search by name turned up many pages of
'hims' most with no info on location and only an icon instead of a photo.
So I tried the search via e-mail


I have my own domain that is doing damn little ( except costing money ) and
I think I'm going to set up an old fashioned ( maybe older than UseNet !!
;-) mailing_list there for my 'troutbum' friends to keep in touch. You
know the old automated lists where an e-mail to the list reaches everyone on
that list. One BIG advantage is that keeping in touch can be done from a
simple e-mail client, instead of a browser, and without ads wasting
bandwidth and d/load time. I meet a few people each year I'd like to
follow, especially during fishing season, and I'm looking for a low tech,
low spam risk, no ad download time, sensibly high security, way to do so.

FB ain't it ... and most of the troutbums I meet are grumpy old codgers like
me and aren't going to join FB even if it was it. Actually, I can't
imagine any "public" forum working as I desire ... some people are just too,
well you knowg .... and the type of people I have in mind aren't going to
share what they know without confidence in those getting the info. I
think it has to be an 'invitation only' deal, starting with those I invite
and adding people those people, in turn, invite ... but with a means to
evict any troublemakers always at hand and enforceable.

Opps I'm getting all sidetracked ... but this has been on my mind and I want
to get something going by May.

On Mar 3, 5:54*am, "Larry L" wrote:


Google groups will do everything you specify, and more. Will also act
as a e-mail list among other things. Easy, private, and secure, may be
set up in a few minutes, and is free;

http://groups.google.com/

TL
MC

wrote in message
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On Mar 3, 5:54 am, "Larry L" wrote:


Google groups will do everything you specify, and more. Will also act
as a e-mail list among other things. Easy, private, and secure, may be
set up in a few minutes, and is free;

http://groups.google.com/

TL
MC


I don't want to invite anyone into a situation where they get blasted by
spam e-mail I have zero experience with Google groups but I worry
about my friends ( not really myself, I have dozens of e-mail addys, and I
can delete any that get spammed ) I have already run into resistence from
some of the people I'm hoping to network, they don't tend to be 'puter
types, and they do NOT want to take any perceived online risks.


Do you have personal experience with the Google Groups? Do all members of a
group have to sign up for a Google 'account'?

On Mar 3, 7:42*am, "Larry L" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Mar 3, 5:54 am, "Larry L" wrote:

Google groups will do everything you specify, and more. Will also act
as a e-mail list among other things. Easy, private, and secure, may be
set up in a few minutes, and is free;

http://groups.google.com/

TL
MC

I don't want to invite anyone into a situation where they get blasted by
spam e-mail * * * I have zero experience with Google groups but I worry
about my friends ( not really myself, I have dozens of e-mail addys, and I
can delete any that get spammed ) * *I have already run into resistence from
some of the people I'm hoping to network, they don't tend to be 'puter
types, and they do NOT want to take any perceived online risks.

Do you have personal experience with the Google Groups? *Do all members of a
group have to sign up for a Google 'account'?

Yes, I have used Google groups for various things, and still do. It
is not possible to spam a private group, only members have access.
Using dozens of e-mail accounts is a waste of time, better to use a
good anti-spam facility like Mail Washer;

http://www.mailwasher.net/

It is the best there is. I have used it for years, I was one of the
original beta testers and got a free "Pro" licence for life. The free
version supports one mail account.
Google mail also has excellent anti-spam facilities, if you implement
them.

Members have to sign up for a Google groups account.

It only takes a minute to set it up and try it.

http://groups.google.com/groups/create?lnk=gcphpp

TL
MC