-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Hi Graham,
On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 09:06:45 +0100, Graham Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about Re: [newbie] Possibly OT - Returned Mail Messages of Unknown Origin: >Dick Gevers wrote: > >> Same here today. A couple early in the morning, and another string in the >> afternoon, all accompanied by fake Microsoft Security updates, and all >> the pairs had similar `return path` and/or `from` and/or `to`. >These aren't what I'm concerned about (although I have been getting them > - those are almost certainly virii). What I've been getting are > delivery failure messages I should`ve been more clear: one half of each pair I got yesterday was also a delivery failure message. But they were bogus ones. At first glance they were from some automated ISP programme but upon closer investigation revealed many discrepancies. Also they always had lots in common with the bogus Microsoft security updates which were sent at approx. the same time. > with no attachments which make me wonder if >I'm being used as a conduit for someone else's junk mail program and >that these return mail messages are a result of junk mails sent to email >addresses that are no longer in existence. > >Having said that, my firewall seems to be secure so far as I can tell. >Stephen suggested that I should have a look at my postfix setup but I >don't use a mailserver as my mail goes to and from my ISP via Mozilla >without any intermediary. Same here ISP <> Sylpheed, so it`s as good as impossible if your firewall is okay and your ports are closed when not needed. You did, of course, look at the message source to check for attachments ? (I don`t know how well Mozilla can hide them, I never used Mozilla mail). >As regards the suggestions for a vigilante organisation, I understand >that most of the big time spammers are based in Florida. I suggest we >start drawing up invasion plans :-) Okay, just give me some coordinates. There`s a co-worker vacationing there now. I could point her in the right direction (she`s very ugly and as strong as a horse). <g> Ciao, =Dick Gevers= -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Encryption is an envelope - the contents are private. iD8DBQE/bWv4wC/zk+cxEdMRAqibAJ44r9/cE3ApYkLPio6USmthi1kJNgCg4Ohs 6hyjkCH2AR8Oo9bMWv8sAUQ= =Mvjr -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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