# Why am I getting all these emails? HELP

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499>\
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**Created:** [May 17, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499 "2002-05-17T04:50:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499/1 "2002-05-17T04:50:31Z")

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Umm I am hoping someone else has this problem, I am checking my email and I see that I am getting alot of emails from what appears to be people from the straight dope asking me to remove them from a mailing list… I am not sure why this is happening, My only clue that this is coming from the straight dope is because alot of the user names are similar Like myfootszzz and rysdad and fairyprincess, which are all names here, so I assume this is where it is coming from, I have like 155 emails from people asking me to remove them from a mailing list I know nothing about- is this coming from the straight dope, can someone help me out?

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499/2 "2002-05-17T06:44:42Z")

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Does it have anything to do with the music spammers?

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**Author:** ![Deadly\_Nightlight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Deadly\_Nightlight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deadly_Nightlight)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 6:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499/3 "2002-05-17T06:46:39Z")

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Yes It does, I just read the thread about it a minute ago, that was really not cool, even though 155 emails all in the same day was the most I have ever had 😉

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**Author:** ![Flamsterette\_X](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/41988e/32.png) [@Flamsterette\_X](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flamsterette_X)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2002, 7:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-am-i-getting-all-these-emails-help/109499/4 "2002-05-17T07:07:53Z")

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That was **so** not cool. I never got any. 😛 But I can imagine that it would make people who did get them feel very frustrated, at the very least.

The most you’ve ever had, eh? Well, I’ve had more than that in one day! Thanks for giving me an idea for a new thread. 🙂