I tend to reject an average of 500-1k messages a day for spam on my server (highly trained SA moles, RBLS, etc), yet these damn stock messages get through every once in a while. Not sure how they're getting the addresses, I really doubt it's the (low usage) mailing list, maybe dictionary attack methods?
> My email is hosted on the rotf.net domain and the server as a whole > is getting stock quotes (among other things). It normally didn't > get any spam until a few years back (but way after signing up for > this list...). If the spam is related to being on this list, it > would have to be someone who was infected with a virus which > collects email contacts (or all email addys in general). > > Anyone know if it's even possible to solicit the list of email > addresses and aliases that are attached to a domain name? I've had > temporary email aliases set up for no more than 2 days, and never > used, period, and they still received the same spam...maybe there's > a SMTP 'broadcast' address of sorts... anyone know? > > Ammaross Danan > Realms of the Forgotten > www.rotf.net port 5000 > > Matt Foltz wrote: >> I have gotten a couple from the list in the last month or so. But >> I get so many junk e-mails it's ridiculous. Good ole yahoo >> mail... >> >> --- Rom Code wrote: >> >> >>> Has anybody else recently (within the last month or so) ended >>> up getting spam about random and varied stock quotes/prices? >>> >>> I have this addy only for this list and it doesn't go out >>> anywhere. Someone >>> got a hold of my address and now (besides the list info) I get >>> stock spam... >>> >>> - Patrick >>> -- >>> ROM mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe here ->>> >>> http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom >>> >> >> -Matt Foltz >> [Neoterra MUD] telnet://neoterra.is-a-geek.net:4000 [Car Audio >> Resources homepage] http://www.caraudioresources.net >> >> __________________________________________________ >> Do You Yahoo!? >> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >> http://mail.yahoo.com -- ROM mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe here ->>> http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom
