[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Yesterday I received a porno spam (Subject: VOTED THE #1 SITE OF THE >WEEK!!!). It was sent to the address I use exclusively for this list. Has >anyone else got something similar recently? If so , then spammers have >either subscribed and harvested addresses from emails, or more likely >spidered the archive for addresses. I can kill this address and use another >(that's why I use this type of address), but I wonder if anyone else has >been affected. If not, that would mean I was targeted personally, but I'm >trying not to be paranoid.
If you've posted to the list, it's quite likely that a robot has crawled the archive and harvested your email address. There's not a thing we can do about that at present, although I'm hoping to write my own list management program that would encrypt email addresses later this year. Another possibility is those incredible Windows viruses that harvest an Outlook or Outlook Express address book or possibly even incoming mail in search of new addresses to send themselves to. That said, I've even received spam at email addresses that I have never used anywhere or posted on the Internet. I think some spammers randomly create addresses. Death to spam. ---- Philip Stortz writes: >guess i'll change my return address back to >"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" or something similar, i've found this >effective before though it does occasionally confuse people, at least >until their mail to me bounces back to them.... Please don't do that. For one, the list server will reject such an address as one that isn't subscribed. Secondly, if you email me, I will reply without checking your address for "nospam" -- and if my reply bounces, I'll figure you were more interested in avoiding spam than corresponding with me. I will NOT attempt to resend my message. Nospam return addresses rank right up there with spam, viruses, styled email, and .vcf attachment in terms of email annoyances. ---- Eric D. writes: >Hi ya'll, I find that there are three or four ways to best deal with spam: > >#1 get a mac.com address. My mac.com addresses (I have four or five) are >virtually (if not _completely_) spam free Agreed. Apple does a great job weeding out spam! My #1 anti-spam tool is POPmonitor. I use v1.0 to check most of my email boxes and delete spam from the server before downloading it. I'll probably ante up for v2.0, which can automate the process. <http://www.vechtwijk.nl/dev/popmonitor/> Dan Knight, president, Cobweb Publishing, Inc. <http://cobwebpublishing.com> <http://lowendmac.com> <http://digital-views.com> <http://digigraphica.com> <http://lowendpc.com> <http://reformed.net> Unix for stability. Macs for productivity. Windows for solitaire. In other words, Mac OS X for pretty much everything. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
