scott it may be time you say the hell with PC's ...and get a Mac ...for pease of mind
ric --- Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > SPAM must be killed, we must destroy! If this world > had a once of > intelligence spam would be illegal by now. > > > From: "Alan Sargent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Reply-To: "G-List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:58:15 +0800 > > To: "G-List" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: PC Users, Please Check Your Machines > > > > At 10:06 AM 18/01/05 -0700, Bruce Johnson > johnson-at-pharmacy.arizona.edu > > |G-list| wrote: > >> > >> On Jan 17, 2005, at 9:13 PM, Alan Sargent wrote: > >> > >>> At 04:48 PM 17/01/05 -0600, Jerry Bryant > jerrylbryant-at-sbcglobal.net > >>> |G-list| wrote: > >>>> Apparently someone, and possibly now maybe > others, that use a pc to > >>>> send and receive email from the lists have at > least one virus. > >>> > >>> It's just as likely someone has scraped the > addresses from the web > >>> "archive", which displays all our addresses in > clear. > >> > >> Viruses do not work that way. Viruses spoof the > 'from' and 'to' > >> addresses from address stores on the infected > system, either outlook > >> address books, or web cache files. > > > > Spammers do though. It was spam that caused me to > change my list address > > last time. > > > >> You may be getting some spam from this, but even > in that arena, the > >> vast majority of e-mail addresses are gotten via > infected systems. It's > >> hugely simpler to do it that way and you're more > likely to get valid > >> e-mail addresses. > > > > Tests have shown that any email address exposed on > a web page gets spam in > > short order. > > That's why almost every mail archive, except > LEM's, munges addresses in > > their web version. > > > >> Yes. if you're getting sent viruses, it's from an > infected machine that > >> has both the 'from' and 'to' addresses on it > somewhere. > > > > Viruses and spam are forming a nice ecosystem now. > Some spammer uses my > > address as a "From:", this gets to some infected > user's mailbox and his > > virus sends me a virus &/or more spam; or is > bounced back to me with the > > payload attached; and round and round. > > > > > -- > 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> > --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; > 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/> > > iPod Accessories for Less > at 1-800-iPOD.COM > Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal > www.1800ipod.com > ===== have a great day... rick -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
