On 17/1/05 11:39 pm, "nhc_design2004" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote (in part):
> I have received a couple of messages saying an email I have sent from one of > my other addresses was undeliverable. The thing is that the addresses to > which they were sent mean nothing to me and what's more the times that they > were sent I was not online. In fact the machine was turned off as I was > elsewhere. > > Has someone hijacked the email address for spam or virus spreading and if so > what can I do about it? Sounds like it. Webmail addresses seem to be particularly bad for this (hotmail, aol, yahoo, etc...). AOL had a situation a while back where an employee sold several million addresses to spammers for money and even if it wasn't done by this manner, it is very possible someone has harvested your address. The only known cure (AFAIK) is to get another address once this one becomes unbearable for spam. (And to be careful about how you use an important address that you might need for example for work...I have seen several people try to get around this by using only dedicated list or web addresses (i.e. [EMAIL PROTECTED]) for lists or other surfing where the address are more likely to be harvested and that way once the address is spammed to death they simply drop it and get another. Googling for your address doesn't seem to bring up much other than the mailing lists so it doesn't seem to be that widely spread yet... But hell, I'm no expert...someone else have a go? HTH, Richard -- -- Mac UK is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... 123Inkjets.com <http://lowendmac.com/ad/123inkjets.html> Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Mac UK list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/mac-uk.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/mac-uk%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
