[LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Jan Whitaker
I've had two email returned advisories where my address has been spoofed (see below). I can't figure out the the motivation for this. There was an embedded link in the message (no I didn't click on it), but the whole email aspect is fake. What is the payoff to the sender? Jan pS: I did have my

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2014-07-09 at 16:04 +1000, Jan Whitaker wrote: I've had two email returned advisories where my address has been spoofed (see below). I can't figure out the the motivation for this. There was an embedded link in the message (no I didn't click on it), but the whole email aspect is

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread JanW
At 04:35 PM 9/07/2014, Karl Auer you wrote: It's because spammers now routinely use other people's addresses as the sending addresses that getting mad at the apparent sender is pointless. The apparent sender is almost certainly not the actual sender. Thanks. Makes perfect sense now. Bottom line:

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Karl Auer
On Wed, 2014-07-09 at 16:44 +1000, JanW wrote: What is interesting is that when this happens, I seldom get any complaints to me about the original email, so at least that's something positive. I just get the mailbox full, dead address results. You'll only ever get a complaint if the spam

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Stephen Rothwell
Hi Karl, On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 16:58:06 +1000 Karl Auer ka...@biplane.com.au wrote: On Wed, 2014-07-09 at 16:44 +1000, JanW wrote: What is interesting is that when this happens, I seldom get any complaints to me about the original email, so at least that's something positive. I just get

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Hamish Moffatt
On 09/07/14 16:35, Karl Auer wrote: If you are asking why the sender address used was yours, it is for several reasons: Spammers like to use real sender addresses, because they are less likely to be identified as spammy senders. Also, the backscatter (such as the bounces you received, or the

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Stephen Rothwell
Hi Hamish, On Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:27:08 +1000 Hamish Moffatt ham...@cloud.net.au wrote: Consider implementing SPF to prevent this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sender_Policy_Framework In summary, through the DNS you publish a list of all servers authorised to send mail from your domain,

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread Kim Holburn
On 2014/Jul/09, at 4:44 PM, JanW wrote: Bottom line: the internet is still filled with idiots. got it That's why spammers. They still get bites. Send a million spams, get a bite, profit. Kim -- Kim Holburn IT Network Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753

Re: [LINK] Functional Programming

2014-07-09 Thread Rick Welykochy
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Re: [LINK] Functional Programming

2014-07-09 Thread Jim Birch
On 10 July 2014 01:35, Rick Welykochy wrote: Novel, eh? Indeed. Microsoft has their functional programming language (F#) as part of Visual Studio. Therefore, functional programming isn't novel. :) Jim ___ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au

Re: [LINK] Question re spoofing with bad reply address

2014-07-09 Thread David Boxall
On 9/07/2014 5:27 PM, Hamish Moffatt wrote: ... Consider implementing SPF ... That cure is worse than the disease. -- David Boxall| Perfection is achieved, not when | there is nothing more to add, but http://david.boxall.id.au | when