SPAM Run Amok
I made the mistake of adding my old Duquensne computer science email account to Kontact today without first checking it on the server. There were 11,458 messages (99.9% spam) since July. Oops. I realize this mistake only after I downloaded the first 2,000. I quickly cancelled the operation and SSHed in to the compsci.duq.edu server so I could clean out the account without hurting Kontact.
I have an ebay account I created way back in 1999 before it became *the* online auction house and went through its major policy changes. At the time, all you needed was an email address to sign up and bidding was completely anonymous. No credit card account, no mailing address, no PayPal. Obviously that had caused problems in the mass market, its still nice having a semi-anonymous account. So nice that I opted to keep my compsci.duq.edu email address associated to my ebay account so I didnt have to give them personal information (such as a credit card or PayPal account).
Hence my need to have better tabs on my email account and adding it to Kontact.
Im usually always watching items on ebay, but dont usually bid. The last item I bought was my Fujitsu Stylistic 5010 Tablet PC. Now I have 30 minutes until I find out if I am the winner of a wonderful accessory for it: a leather portfolio case. Pretty nifty, eh? On my list of things-to-get-from-ebay include a bay battery for my Fujitsu Lifebook P2120, a European plug for my power adapter, and a small portable IR keyboard for my Tablet. The plug and the keyboard are proving to be the more difficult to find. The battery is a little rare, the external bar battery is much more common to find.