In an attempt to protect itself from abuse by spammers, my service provider is re-engineering its system so that hosts outside its own network are now unable to relay mail through its machines. This happens to include the hosts I have always used to send e-mail when I'm on the road. I know there are other solutions to my problem. I can use Telnet to connect to my server, but then I lose the capabilities like attaching files or automatically saving messages to my hard drive. For starters, take your e-mail address off your Web page.
Spammers use programs that automatically search Web pages for addresses.
Also, don't browse the Web from your usual account or with your normal e-mail address. Any site you visit can collect and sell your address. Ask your service provider how to create a pseudonymous e-mail address. Douglas Rushkoff has written extensively on the Internet, pop-culture, cyber culture, media and technology. He serves as a technology and culture consultant to the United Nations Commission on World Culture, and has lectured at Harvard and Princeton.