Will we have to pay for Messenger?

I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will have
to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?

Greetings,

No, trash these junk mails and tell the people sending them to stop sending them.

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Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
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"John" <> wrote in message
news:8688428A-05AD-4BAD-99A8-...
>I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will have
> to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?

On Tue, 5 Jun 2007 12:01:04 -0700, John wrote:

> I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will have
> to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?

Snopes, or similar, is your friend:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/petition/im.htm

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

if you send a reply to a spammer all that you will achieve is that you will
let them know that your email is valid
and it reaches a person... that email then goes to a white list and sold
to other spamers...


"Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
news:...
> Greetings,
>
> No, trash these junk mails and tell the people sending them to stop
> sending them.
>
> --
> Jonathan Kay
> Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
> Associate Expert
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
> Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
> All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
> You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
> --
>
> "John" <> wrote in message
> news:8688428A-05AD-4BAD-99A8-...
>>I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will
>>have
>> to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?
>
>

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:09:16 +0300, Tiberius wrote:

> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
> news:...

>> "John" <> wrote in message
>> news:8688428A-05AD-4BAD-99A8-...

>>>I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will
>>>have to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?

>> No, trash these junk mails and tell the people sending them to stop
>> sending them.

> if you send a reply to a spammer all that you will achieve is that you will
> let them know that your email is valid
> and it reaches a person... that email then goes to a white list and sold
> to other spamers...

Eh? It is unlikely that spammers are sending this hoary old Urban Legend;
except, possibly, as "hash buster" text used to pad their real payload to
evade filters.

This kind of message is, typically, sent by the clueless users who've
received it from someone else, and are passing it on in the misguided belief
that they are helping to keep the service free. Unless, of course, the
sender is one of the slick kiddies trying to keep the legend alive, and jerk
people around.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

it could be a chain mail.. whatever the case, you should not reply to it...


"N. Miller" <> wrote in message
news:1tqo1ztefwr2c$....
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:09:16 +0300, Tiberius wrote:
>
>> "Jonathan Kay [MVP]" <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>
>>> "John" <> wrote in message
>>> news:8688428A-05AD-4BAD-99A8-...
>
>>>>I have had many e-mails about MSN becoming "user-charged" where we will
>>>>have to pay £10.00 to use it. Is this true?
>
>>> No, trash these junk mails and tell the people sending them to stop
>>> sending them.
>
>> if you send a reply to a spammer all that you will achieve is that you
>> will
>> let them know that your email is valid
>> and it reaches a person... that email then goes to a white list and
>> sold
>> to other spamers...
>
> Eh? It is unlikely that spammers are sending this hoary old Urban Legend;
> except, possibly, as "hash buster" text used to pad their real payload to
> evade filters.
>
> This kind of message is, typically, sent by the clueless users who've
> received it from someone else, and are passing it on in the misguided
> belief
> that they are helping to keep the service free. Unless, of course, the
> sender is one of the slick kiddies trying to keep the legend alive, and
> jerk
> people around.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

Hi,

There's no problem replying to a chain mail from someone you know and telling them they're
silly and need to turn their brain back on

Not saying anything is what keeps these things going.

--
Jonathan Kay
Microsoft MVP - Windows Live Messenger/MSN Messenger/Windows Messenger
Associate Expert
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/
Messenger Resources - http://messenger.jonathankay.com
All posts unless otherwise specified are (c) 2007 Jonathan Kay.
You *must* contact me for redistribution rights.
--

"Tiberius" <321@123.32> wrote in message news:uU2$...
> it could be a chain mail.. whatever the case, you should not reply to it...

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 18:05:49 +0300, Tiberius wrote:

> "N. Miller" <> wrote in message
> news:1tqo1ztefwr2c$....

>> On Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:09:16 +0300, Tiberius wrote:

<snip>

>>> if you send a reply to a spammer all that you will achieve is that you
>>> will let them know that your email is valid and it reaches a person...
>>> that email then goes to a white list and sold to other spamers...

>> Eh? It is unlikely that spammers are sending this hoary old Urban Legend;
>> except, possibly, as "hash buster" text used to pad their real payload to
>> evade filters.
>>
>> This kind of message is, typically, sent by the clueless users who've
>> received it from someone else, and are passing it on in the misguided
>> belief that they are helping to keep the service free. Unless, of course, the
>> sender is one of the slick kiddies trying to keep the legend alive, and
>> jerk people around.

> it could be a chain mail...

Chain mail != spam.

> whatever the case, you should not reply to it...

If I get stupid chain mail from friends, I try to clue them in using gentle
persuasion. Spammers don't seem to be in the habit of forwarding chain mail.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum