re:[wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem
We went through this recently as well. Got the German addresses, Spanish and a few Japanese. What we found interesting is that the returns were all addressed to the same domain within each language grouping. In each case Google showed that the domain in question is a tabloid. Conceivably this is a bizzare attempt to increase traffic and subscriptions for the tabloids by spoofing to known invalid mailboxes to get the victims to check out the source sites. Either that or whoever did it just doesn't know how to spam. drew � The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM � To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem
From: "Peter MacGregor" For the past ten days or so I have been inundated with messages telling me emails I have supposedly sent cannot be delivered. These come from two sources - some claim I'm trying to email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' where xxx is a different name every time name and the rest refer to names with a Spanish address. I have never done business in either country and have checked carefully - there is no address in either country in my address book nor does anyone I know have a t-mobile address. (For our US friends T-mobile is major Cell-phone provider in Europe) I've checked my machine - every Windows patch is up to date, as is my Anti-Virus (AVG Paid For version) Firewall (Zone Alarm Paid for version). I've done everyting I can think of - scanned for spam, viruses, the lot but still they come. Problem is I'm not talking half a dozen - today (so far and it's only tea-time here) I've had almost 500! Yesterday it topped off at 834!! Help - any ideas anyone? I'm almost afraid to try and download emails now as I know I'll get another load. Thanks Peter MacGregor Peter, At that level it's a serious problem, which you know. I have found (my spam is mostly on an address that now has little of import) that blacklisting has been working well *since* I *stopped* bouncing. But can't you set up a rule to divert all mails with those sources into an easily deleted folder? Longer term a new main mail box is the best, of course. Sounds like a case for SpamCop too... HTH Joseph The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem
- Original Message - From: "Peter MacGregor" <> To: Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 9:41 AM Subject: [wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem > For the past ten days or so I have been inundated with messages > telling me emails I have supposedly sent cannot be delivered. These > come from two sources - some claim I'm trying to email > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' where xxx is a different name every time name and > the rest refer to names with a Spanish address. > Help - any ideas anyone? I'm almost afraid to try and download emails > now as I know I'll get another load. The "From:" address is probably being 'spoofed' by a spammer trying many different addresses and is getting no response. Check the headers of the email to follow the hops to the originator. Although your email address may have been spoofed this does not mean that the spoofer has gained access to your mailbox. This information may help too: http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/email_spoofing.html cheers, Mark The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
Re: [wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem
Hi Peter, My boss has been getting a lot of those too - not 500 mind you. Does the e-mail have an attachment? I am wondering if it might be an idea to talk to your ISP and see if they can do something about it. Is it a personal e-mail or a work e-mail? It may be a DOS attack . . . HTH, Riva Peter MacGregor wrote: For the past ten days or so I have been inundated with messages telling me emails I have supposedly sent cannot be delivered. These come from two sources - some claim I'm trying to email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' where xxx is a different name every time name and the rest refer to names with a Spanish address. I have never done business in either country and have checked carefully - there is no address in either country in my address book nor does anyone I know have a t-mobile address. (For our US friends T-mobile is major Cell-phone provider in Europe) I've checked my machine - every Windows patch is up to date, as is my Anti-Virus (AVG Paid For version) Firewall (Zone Alarm Paid for version). I've done everyting I can think of - scanned for spam, viruses, the lot but still they come. Problem is I'm not talking half a dozen - today (so far and it's only tea-time here) I've had almost 500! Yesterday it topped off at 834!! Help - any ideas anyone? I'm almost afraid to try and download emails now as I know I'll get another load. Thanks Peter MacGregor The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
[wdvltalk] OT: Spam problem
For the past ten days or so I have been inundated with messages telling me emails I have supposedly sent cannot be delivered. These come from two sources - some claim I'm trying to email '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' where xxx is a different name every time name and the rest refer to names with a Spanish address. I have never done business in either country and have checked carefully - there is no address in either country in my address book nor does anyone I know have a t-mobile address. (For our US friends T-mobile is major Cell-phone provider in Europe) I've checked my machine - every Windows patch is up to date, as is my Anti-Virus (AVG Paid For version) Firewall (Zone Alarm Paid for version). I've done everyting I can think of - scanned for spam, viruses, the lot but still they come. Problem is I'm not talking half a dozen - today (so far and it's only tea-time here) I've had almost 500! Yesterday it topped off at 834!! Help - any ideas anyone? I'm almost afraid to try and download emails now as I know I'll get another load. Thanks Peter MacGregor -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.13.12/194 - Release Date: 07/12/2005 The WDVL Discussion List from WDVL.COM To Join wdvltalk, Send An Email To: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] or use the web interface http://e-newsletters.internet.com/discussionlists.html/ Send Your Posts To: wdvltalk@lists.wdvl.com To change subscription settings, add a password or view the web interface: http://intm-dl.sparklist.com/read/?forum=wdvltalk http://www.wdvl.com ___ You are currently subscribed to wdvltalk as: archive@jab.org To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe via postal mail, please contact us at: Jupitermedia Corp. Attn: Discussion List Management 475 Park Avenue South New York, NY 10016 Please include the email address which you have been contacted with.
