30 Nov
2002
30 Nov
'02
2:58 a.m.
Hi all,
I have been checking some dates, and I'm quite sure that someone on
this list isn't for real, but a spam-address-collector instead. If I
post something on this list, I get spam pretty soon thereafter. And
yes, I varied my sender address (a little), and it takes over that
spelling.
Can the ListMaster check on this, possibly by having us all do a
manual "yes, I am here" reply or somesuch?
Thanks,
Fred
30 Nov
30 Nov
5:42 a.m.
On Saturday, November 30, 2002, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
I have been checking some dates, and I'm quite
sure that someone on this
list isn't for real, but a spam-address-collector instead.
Maybe, but there's no real way to check. One could look for 'suspicious'
addresses in the subscriber list, but that's very prone to failure.
Can the ListMaster check on this, possibly by having
us all do a manual
"yes, I am here" reply or somesuch?
Wouldn't work. Some people might be on vacation, ignoring list mail for a
few weeks, apt to delete the request without reading it, or just too lazy to
respond. With over 600 subscribers, we probably have people in each
category.
--
Jeffrey Sharp
6:16 a.m.
I've had about 5 different versions of the "African" scam lately. They
must be trading lists of addresses of those dumb, rich North
Americans. I use a filter to direct mail to relavent folders so it's quite
easy to delete the obvious spam.
Lawrence
Hi all,
I have been checking some dates, and I'm quite sure that someone on this
list isn't for real, but a spam-address-collector instead. If I post
something on this list, I get spam pretty soon thereafter. And yes, I
varied my sender address (a little), and it takes over that spelling.
Can the ListMaster check on this, possibly by having us all do a
manual "yes, I am here" reply or somesuch?
Thanks,
Fred
lgwalker(a)mts.net
bigwalk_ca(a)yahoo.com
11:16 a.m.
On Sat, 30 Nov 2002, Fred N. van Kempen wrote:
Hi all,
I have been checking some dates, and I'm quite sure that someone on
this list isn't for real, but a spam-address-collector instead. If I
post something on this list, I get spam pretty soon thereafter. And
yes, I varied my sender address (a little), and it takes over that
spelling.
Can the ListMaster check on this, possibly by having us all do a
manual "yes, I am here" reply or somesuch?
So that the address collector can have a virgin copy of all of our
addresses?
- don
Thanks,
Fred
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donm＠cts.com -
Fred.van.Kempen＠microwalt.nl -
jss＠subatomix.com -
lgwalker＠mts.net