Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Severin Crisp
Immediate delete Malcolm! Severin Crisp On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell > me if this is spam or is it real? > > > > > This is to inform you that you have a payment coming into

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Lynn Koh
Hi Mac I would suggest open a new internet window (whatever you do, DO NOT click the link in the email), type in your internet banking web address and log in that way (if you use internet banking). If you dont, i wouldd say most likely it is spam. if it is a legitimate email, your 'mail inbox'

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread McCallum Malcolm
Thanks -- WILL DO! Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor On 12/10/2012, at 11:57 AM, Lynn Koh wrote: > Hi Mac > > I would suggest open a new internet window (whatever you do, DO NOT click the > link in the email), type in your internet banking web address and log in that >

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread Geoff and Kaye
Malcolm On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell > me if this is spam or is it real? It is almost certainly spam, but it is difficult to tell what they hope to achieve with this message. Looking at the ra

Re: ?spam

2012-10-11 Thread McCallum Malcolm
Thanks I have deleted it :-) Mac Malcolm McCallum doc...@westnet.com.au Skype docmactor On 12/10/2012, at 12:15 PM, Geoff and Kaye wrote: > Malcolm > > On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > >> I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell >>

Re: ?spam

2012-10-14 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 12/10/2012, at 11:14 AM, McCallum Malcolm wrote: > I am getting increasingly paranoid in my old age :-( Please can someone tell > me if this is spam or is it real? > > > > > This is to inform you that you have a payment coming into your account.Your > account needs to be up

Re: SPAM

2018-02-01 Thread FW
Hi Rod, Yes, same here. The annoying thing is, that there is often no “unsubscribe” button on the email. (BitCoin™ etc) And lots of others that have the unsubscribe, but when you click on it a webpage opens with a some other sales campaign etc. Cheers Walter > On 2 Feb 2018, at 06:02 , Rod B

Re: SPAM

2018-02-01 Thread Peter Curtis
Hi Yes, far more than i’ve ever had before. Kind regards Peter > On 2 Feb 2018, at 6:02 am, Rod Blitvich wrote: > > Hi Folks > I am with iinet > In the last week or two I have been receiving HEAPS of SPAM email > Has anyone else experienced this? > ta > Blitto > > > > Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sa

Re: SPAM

2018-02-01 Thread Tim Law
I never click on any unsubscribe button unless it’s from an apparently legitimate source. Otherwise you’re simply assuring them they have the spammers dream - a live email address. Sent from Tim's iPhone > On 2 Feb 2018, at 9:35 am, Peter Curtis wrote: > > Hi > Yes, far more than i’ve ever h

Re: SPAM

2018-02-01 Thread Ronda Brown
As Tim has mentioned NEVER click on ‘unsubscribe’ SPAM emails! If you do you will be smothered in more SPAM emails.  Ronni Brown’s iPad Pro 12.9-inch 256GB > On 2 Feb 2018, at 10:27 am, Tim Law wrote: > > I never click on any unsubscribe button unless it’s from an apparently > legitimate so

Re: SPAM

2018-02-01 Thread Ronni Brown
I wasn’t going to remind members to check their Junk Mail settings as I was assuming you all have Junk Mail set up on your Macs. But then thought I should not always assume all Members have taken our advise over the years. Make sure you have your ‘Junk Mail’ settings correct in Mail > Preference

Re: SPAM

2018-02-02 Thread Rod Blitvich
Thanks Ronni Yeah I figured I needed to look at that and did so yesterday maybe it’s now got better ta Blitto Rod Blitvich - Amy & Sam’s Dad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Good Ideas 0409 681 256 rb...@iinet.net.au > On 2 Feb 2018, at 12:11 pm, Ronni Brown wrot

Re: spam

2013-05-21 Thread Daniel Kerr
If Junk Mail is still coming to your InBox, then you may have it set to "training mode". If you want it to "file" them for you then in Mail - Preferences go to Junk Mail. You'll see choices like When junk mail arrives • Mark it as junk, but leave it in my Inbox • Move it to the Junk mailbox • Pe

Re: spam

2013-05-21 Thread Brett Curtis
Thanks Daniel I do have the Junk Mail setting set to move to the junk folder for review and that works most of the time. Just some keep getting through and you can see the previous emails below, all with a message saying "Mail thinks this is Junk" Why does Mail, not put them in the Junk folder

Re: spam

2013-05-21 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Brett, Just a thought ­ may not even be relevant since I use Entourage, rather than Mail, as my email client. I use a lot of mailing rules to sort my mail into different folders, as it arrives, and sometimes find things where I don¹t expect them. Generally, I find that this is due to the fact

Re: Spam.

2014-05-25 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis
Hello out there Here's another one, I have forwarded both e-mails to the Report SPAM site. Cheers everyone. Tony Francis BODDINGTON/ Begin forwarded message: > From: "Anthony (Tony) Francis" > Subject: Fwd: Can I Trust You..? > Date: 25 May 2014 3:07:37 PM AWST > To: rep...@submit.spamacma.g

Re: Spam

2011-10-30 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Tom, "Apple has engaged Medallia, an independent marketing research firm, to conduct this study. This survey is for research purposes only. Your survey response is shared only with Apple’s internal management team." Apple have used Medallia for years for surveys. Ive had this before for my

Re: Spam

2011-10-30 Thread Ronda Brown
Sorry people, My first response was taken from another survey I received from from Apple, similar, but below is the one I received after purchasing my iPhone 4 S. It includes at the bottom of the email Apple’s Privacy Policy. Nothing sinister here, it’s a very short survey how you rate the iPhon

Re: Spam

2004-06-02 Thread Vladimir James
-- snips from Wamug Digest #307 >It's not spam, as it wasn't actually trying to get you to buy anything. >There's a lot of argument about what spam is. -- Interesting. There may be legal arguments or other kind

Re: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Keith Palmer, Zytech
Who is your ISP? I haven't received either and we are with Telstra. On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:22 PM, Paul Mac Phail wrote: I only just joined WAMUG again after an absence of a while and the day after I started receiving the Bioresonance Therapy spams. Cheers Paul Keith Palmer Zytech

Re: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Keith Palmer, Zytech
For those that were counting that's 3 out of 3 for iiNet. On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:41 PM, Paul Mac Phail wrote: Iinet Cheers Paul Who is your ISP? I haven't received either and we are with Telstra. On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:22 PM, Paul Mac Phail wrote: I only just joined WAM

Re: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Frank Salleo
I'm on Murdoch uni, and have not seen them either. I get lots of others though. Frank On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:44 PM, Keith Palmer, Zytech wrote: For those that were counting that's 3 out of 3 for iiNet. On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:41 PM, Paul Mac Phail wrote: Iinet Cheers Pau

Re: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Bob
Aiyah! At 2:26 PM 11/4/03, Keith Palmer, Zytech persuasively whispered in this gweilo's ear : Hey lah Who is your ISP? I haven't received either and we are with Telstra. On Friday, April 11, 2003, at 02:22 PM, Paul Mac Phail wrote: I only just joined WAMUG again after an absence of a

Re: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread logrythm
Im using Westnet and have seen neither of those, I believe the few per week I do get probably come from the many incarnations of Wayne Mansfield, Sales Hype etc Cheers Paul Paul Mac Phail wrote: > I only just joined WAMUG again after an absence of a while and the day after > I started receiving

RE: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Katinka Mills
> -Original Message- > From: Matthew Healey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, 11 April 2003 7:52 PM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Spam > > > It seems that they have either harvested the WAMUG site, and thus must > be a subscriber. Or, they have bought a localized bulk-mai

RE: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Phillip McGree
Well done Kat!!! Looks like everyone who's received the spam email should forward it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a "please explain"! Regards, Phil > > It seems that they have either harvested the WAMUG site, and thus must >> be a subscriber. Or, they have bought a localized bulk-mail list. >>

RE: Spam

2003-04-11 Thread Andrew Nielsen
At 20:40 +0800 11/4/03, Phillip McGree wrote: Looks like everyone who's received the spam email should forward it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a "please explain"! An alternative (and perhaps more effective and helpful) approach could be to report the spam message to SpamCop -

Re: Spam

2003-04-12 Thread Shay Telfer
My wife belongs to several Yahoo groups and gets no spam whatsoever. Is it possible that the rumour that Eudora is spyware is true. If Eudora's spyware, then how come I only get spam on one of my e-mail accounts that I use with Eudora? I've been using Eudora for over a decade now, and know so

Re: Spam

2003-04-13 Thread Murdoch Allen
The worst ones are the the e-mails from south Africa saying " I got your name from a reliable source as someone who would let me rob you blindly maybe even murder if you give me your bank account details so I can deposit the millions of dollars I/brother/sister/uncle/aunt/dad/mum/relative stole fro

Re: Spam

2003-04-14 Thread Ken Woods
DITTO I also use iinet and while I cannot recall the Bioresonance Therapy Spam, I do get about half a dozen a day. This has only started in the past six months and is getting steadily worse. Ken W... On 12/4/03 8:33 AM, "KEVIN Lock" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Our ISP is iinet. I use Eudora

Re: Spam

2003-04-14 Thread Dark Servant
Those of you that were at the last meeting may remember something that Matt did with the terminal window to look at your network traffic. I remember he mentioned that you could observe any spyware that was running by looking at this info. This could be applied to Eudora or any other software if

Re: Spam

2003-04-14 Thread Matthew Healey
On Sunday, April 13, 2003, at 05:44 PM, Dark Servant wrote: Those of you that were at the last meeting may remember something that Matt did with the terminal window to look at your network traffic. Ah the wonderful 'ps -ax' command. Here is how to do it. Open the Terminal and type 'ps -ax'

Re: Spam

2003-04-15 Thread Shay Telfer
I as a member of OAHC have this right just as any other member and could ask for the details of every single member if I wanted. 2. In spite of the fact I could have gained access to the entire membership details of OAHC I chose not to. Instead MEDEC sponsored OAHC last year and paid $1 for each e

Re: Spam

2003-04-15 Thread Kelly Duffy
Am I right to assume that he's saying that we are members of OAHC? I'd really like to know who they are, if that's the case. On 4/15/03 10:11 AM, "Shay Telfer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I as a member of OAHC have this right just >> as any other member and could ask for the details of every sin

Re: Spam

2003-04-15 Thread Phillip McGree
>Which raises the question, who are OAHC (the only Australian >reference Google finds is Old Aquinians Hockey Club) It does sound like OAHC is the Old Aquinians Hockey Club (http://www.reds.com.au). 1) As Shay mentioned, it is the only OAHC in Australia. There some OAHCs in America, but are mos

Re: Spam

2003-04-15 Thread Matthew Healey
On Tuesday, April 15, 2003, at 11:23 AM, Phillip McGree wrote: Which raises the question, who are OAHC (the only Australian reference Google finds is Old Aquinians Hockey Club) It does sound like OAHC is the Old Aquinians Hockey Club (http://www.reds.com.au). 1) As Shay mentioned, it is the

Re: Spam alert

2012-08-30 Thread Bill Parker
I am not so sure about no issue for Mac owners. At least with Lion and Leopard before it I started using Sophos and it would frequently pick up unwanted guests. And still does. Bill On 30/08/2012, at 2:17 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: > Have forwarded to WAMUG for you Daniel :-) And I have been rec

Re: Spam alert

2012-08-30 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Bill, What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails normally contains an .exe file which contains the virus; and an .exe file cannot be opened on a Mac. Therefore they can't cause any damage on a Mac. Common sense and safe practices is required. Cheers, Ronni Sent

Re: Spam alert

2012-08-30 Thread Bill Parker
I am sure he is, but Sophos tells me what they are and responds if I tell it to quarantine. I installed Sophos from advice I got from Charles Taylor at Macs4U when we set-up a new computer. Bill > Hi Bill, > > What Daniel is meaning I would assume... The zip file in these emails > normally c

Re: Spam alert

2012-08-30 Thread Daniel Kerr
Hi Bill and Ronni Yes, it was more the mention of them, so people knew. Not about how to deal with viruses etc etc,… :) The files themselves generally wont' worry the Mac. Sure if you have Parallels etc then an .exe file will load straight into that and "can" cause hassles. Yes, helpful to have

Re: Spam alert

2012-08-30 Thread Peter Hinchliffe
On 30/08/2012, at 6:09 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: > Hi Bill and Ronni > > Yes, it was more the mention of them, so people knew. Not about how to deal > with viruses etc etc,… :) > The files themselves generally wont' worry the Mac. Sure if you have > Parallels etc then an .exe file will load stra

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-19 Thread Anthony (Tony) Francis
> On 20 Mar 2015, at 12:02 pm, Jennifer Lefroy > wrote: > > We are being bombed this week with what might be described as pornographic > spam on macmail: 20 or so when I opened mail this morning and several since. > For a few weeks previously we were getting a few offers every day to improv

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-19 Thread Marcus F Harris
My apple mail filters dozens of these to junk. I have this uncertain idea that new SPAM starts when people CC their mail to many friends/colleagues instead of BCC. I'm interested to know if that could be the case. Cheers Marcus Sent from Marcus iPhone 5 > On 20 Mar 2015, at 12:02 pm, Jennifer L

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-20 Thread Ronda Brown
Hi Marcus and others, Unless you are sending a group email to a number of people that need to know who is being sent this email - example work project that all the recipients are all involved in - or a group family email or similar perhaps ok to CC Otherwise you should use the BCC field. Two ma

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-20 Thread Jennifer Lefroy
Hello Everyone, I haven't sent out any mass emails and while our desktop sends the spam to junk, this does't happen on the iPhone or iPad and I don't know of any way of separating junk on them. Perhaps the only remedy is to close those accounts for now,and put up with the nuisance. Regards, Jenni

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-20 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello Jennifer, I was not inferring that you had sent any group CC email messages. My reply was in answer to Marcus's query - Re: receiving group messages that show all recipients addresses CC instead of BCC recipients addresses hidden. That is why I deleted all your text below Marcus's messag

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-21 Thread Marcus F Harris
Thanks Ronni. Your comments re CC vs BCC are spot on. Also I wasn't suggesting Jennifer was doing this, I was simply wondering if it was the case. Best to all Marcus Sent from Marcus iPhone 5 > On 21 Mar 2015, at 7:40 am, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hello Jennifer, > > I was not inferring that you

Re: Spam bombing

2015-03-21 Thread Jennifer Lefroy
Dear Ronni and Marcus, I really wasn't suspecting an accusation! Just clarifying that this was not a possible trigger. Because of the way our accounts are set up we have chosen not to use iCloud (probably an indication of our lack of knowhow). For the present, I think I will close mail on my phon

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-14 Thread Ronni Brown
Hi Severin, The Group emails are not interpreted as Spam from the sender’s ISP, but by the receivers ISP and/or the client’s email spam filters. Are you sending the Group emails using this email address: albanysummersch...@westnet.com.au Some requirem

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-14 Thread Severin Crisp
Thanks very much Ronni > On 14 Jun 2016, at 8:19 PM, Ronni Brown wrote: > > Hi Severin, > > The Group emails are not interpreted as Spam from the sender’s ISP, but by > the receivers ISP and/or the client’s email spam filters. > > Are you sending the Group emails using this email address:

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-14 Thread Ronda Brown
Severin, A couple of other thoughts during my insomnia sleep last night. 1. Check your Group recipients list for any invalid (no longer is use) email addresses. An invalid address can cause a Spam flag to recipients further down the list. 2. Have easy 'Opt In' (subscribe) & Opt Out (unsubscribe

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-14 Thread Severin Crisp
Thanks Ronni Sorry about that insomnia Severin Sent from Sev & Jenny's iPhone > On 15 Jun 2016, at 6:54 AM, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Severin, A couple of other thoughts during my insomnia sleep last night. > > 1. Check your Group recipients list for any invalid (no longer is use) email > addre

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-14 Thread Neil Houghton
Hi Severin, As a past student of the Albany Summer School, where is MY Albany Summer School SPAM ;o) One thing I have noticed is that, as spammers get more creative, so spam filters try and adapt and, in some cases, flag quite legitimate emails as SPAM - also, one persons informative email is a

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-15 Thread Severin Crisp
You did not get one Neil as you were not at the 2016 school and requested brochure send out by email rather than ordinary mail. Seemed a good idea but like so many simple things it does not always quite work like that! Severin > On 15 Jun 2016, at 11:20 AM, Neil Houghton wrote: > > __

Re: Spam designation

2016-06-15 Thread David Nicholas
I didn’t get one either, Severin. I was at the 1965 Albany Summer School. It was excellent. I can remember lots of the sessions. I don’t think you were there, though. Is that just my memory failing me? David > On 15 Jun 2016, at 3:38 PM, Severin Crisp wrote: > > You did not get one Neil a

Re: Spam? Fisching?

2013-10-09 Thread Daniel Kerr
That email is actually correct. As Adobe's servers got hacked. As a precaution, they are emailing people advising them to change their password, just incase. You can read more about it direct from Adobe's site here - or her

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Lloyd White
Hi Mac, I use Entourage which has its own spam filter - partially effective - and also have SpamSieve which is far more efficient and dumps it all in my Junk folder. BUT it makes mistakes and dumps ordinary mail there too. A lot of orders for my book get dumped! I am not sure what triggers it bu

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Robert Howells
On 12/03/2007, at 1:34 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi Mac, I use Entourage which has its own spam filter - partially effective - and also have SpamSieve which is far more efficient and dumps it all in my Junk folder. BUT it makes mistakes and dumps ordinary mail there too. A lot of orders f

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Adam Hewitt
I am not 100% sure of the SPAM filters currently used by Westnet however I am fairly sure that they are the same appliances that are used by iiNet. These devices barely even utilize baysian filters but use a global network of probes to monitor email traffic patterns and can block connection

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
I would only find the very,very occasional mistake :-0 Mac On 12/03/2007, at 2:34 PM, Lloyd White wrote: Hi Mac, I use Entourage which has its own spam filter - partially effective - and also have SpamSieve which is far more efficient and dumps it all in my Junk folder. BUT it makes mista

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Malcolm McCallum
My point Adam,I do not even check apart from an ultra-rapid down the list. Mac On 12/03/2007, at 4:24 PM, Adam Hewitt wrote: I am not 100% sure of the SPAM filters currently used by Westnet however I am fairly sure that they are the same appliances that are used by iiNet. These devices bare

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Stephen Chape
I have considered installing a spam filter also, but I cannot understand the point if you still have to go through the emails anyway just to make sure it's done the job correctly. Might just as well go through them in the Inbox and delete them myself. On 12/03/2007, at 1:35 PM, Malcolm McCa

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-12 Thread Steven
Steve, I don't disagree with your logic, but I have a filter operating and although I do check the junk mail folder regularly, it can be done at a convenient time, rather than my inbox alerting me of incoming email every few minutes and annoying the cr*p outta me. I use Entourage and employ its ju

Re: Spam Filter.

2007-03-13 Thread Paul Kitchener
Malcolm McCallum wrote: Hi everyone. I am curious to know if my actions in regard to Westnet's spam filter is the same as everyone else. When I first employed the filter I religiously read the 'email' of spams they sent me but as my recall rate was virtually nil I now delete the email which sh

Re: SPAM? Malware?

2008-05-07 Thread Adam hewitt
It could be an email harvester. If someone sends an email to an address that doesn't exist it will bounce back saying "no such user". If they keep track of all the accounts they sent emails to, then they can deduct the bounces and are left with a valid user list. Unfortunately there is very little

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Peter Sealy
On Tue 225 Aug,, at 11:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if anyone else is getting bombarded with spam marked CNN Alert? I've been getting one about every ten minutes for the last week or so. Sorry, but this is not going to help your digestion, but I have not received a single spam fo

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Dark1
I've had a few marked in that way. Nothing like the quantities your getting (only about 3 per week). On Tue 225 Aug,, at 11:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if anyone else is getting bombarded with spam marked CNN Alert? I've been getting one about every ten minutes for the last week

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Paul Im getting 70+ of those e-mails a day at my Gmail Account Luckily Gmail has been putting them straight into the spam folder. Paul do You have any spam filtering done by your ISP some ISPs in Australia Make you pay extra for spam filtering Kyle On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 10:26 AM, Dark1 <

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Ken Houghton
No problems here. On 12/08/2008, at 9:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if anyone else is getting bombarded with spam marked CNN Alert? I've been getting one about every ten minutes for the last week or so. Paul. -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread cb
a new email system very soon and I assume better filtering. And you are right it costs to filter regards chris Original Message From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: wamug@wamug.org.au Subject: Re: Spam bombardment Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:09:39 +0800 >Hi Paul > >Im getting 70+ of thos

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Eugene
Hi Paul, yep I'm getting about 15 - 20 per day. Trying to work out how to get Mail to target them. Regards, Eugene On 12/08/2008, at 12:55 PM, Ken Houghton wrote: No problems here. On 12/08/2008, at 9:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if a

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Paul Weaver
Well I'm sort of happy that it's not only me that's been picked on. However it does seem that Westnet clients are more vulnerable to these spammers because the ISP charges $30 a year extra to include spam filtering. I've been with Westnet for a few years, but maybe it's time to start shopping aro

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Kyle Kreusch
Hi Paul, I have set up a few members from GMUG including myself With Gmail accounts. Then we have Our Gmail account check our ISP e-mail address It works great filters out all spam most of us have not received a single spam message in our inbox in over a year. Kyle

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello Eugene, When the Junk emails appears in your Inbox, select them, then click Junk in the Toolbar, or choose Message > Mark > As Junk Mail. Then the spam messages will at least go into your Junk Folder. Cheers, Ronni On 12/08/2008, at 1:08 PM, Eugene wrote: Hi Paul, yep I'm getting ab

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-11 Thread Barb Zahari
I think it's *your* email address, not Westnet per se. I don't actually use my old IT email address but it's still running so I can pick up the odd stragglers who haven't got my Westnet email address yet. The old IT address started getting massive amounts of spam before I changed to Westnet &

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Eugene
Thanks Ronni, I have done that to every one that comes into my mailbox. Mail doesn't get the hint. Regards, Eugene On 12/08/2008, at 2:49 PM, Ronda Brown wrote: Hello Eugene, When the Junk emails appears in your Inbox, select them, then click

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Robert Howells
On 12/08/2008, at 3:13 PM, Eugene wrote: Thanks Ronni, I have done that to every one that comes into my mailbox. Mail doesn't get the hint. Regards, Eugene It helps if you go Mail preferences - Rules setup a rule and keep modifying it until you

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Shay Telfer
Coverage on Slashdot about the CNN spam http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/06/2214257 Note also Apple/MobileMe targetted phishing: http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/security/topic4252.html#d11aug2008 Have fun, Shay (whose copy of postfix is throwing CNN spam away like crazy) Ky

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Ray Forma
My ISP = AAPT No charge for spam filtering. Nil CNN spam. About 5 spam emails from other sources get through per day. >>> On Tue 225 Aug,, at 11:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if anyone else is getting bombarded with spam marked CNN Alert? I've been getting one about every ten

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Reg Whitely
No CNN spam using Internode ISP. I've not changed their default spam settings so most likely they are on the ball. Good luck Reg On 12 Aug 2008, at 6:50pm, Ray Forma wrote: My ISP = AAPT No charge for spam filtering. Nil CNN spam. About 5 spam emails from other sources get through per day.

Re: Spam bombardment

2008-08-12 Thread Peter Curtis
Same here! AAPT virtually no spam at all Peter On 12/08/2008, at 6:50 PM, Ray Forma wrote: My ISP = AAPT No charge for spam filtering. Nil CNN spam. About 5 spam emails from other sources get through per day. >>> On Tue 225 Aug,, at 11:42 AM, Paul Weaver wrote: I wondering if anyone el

Re: Spam Legalities

2003-09-03 Thread Mark Secker
Hi all, This is slightly off topic however I remember a while back where a spammer from a "Biomedic Therapies" OK... if these are the same as we've been receiving then they are probably been sent via a worm similar to so-big. the addresses in the from field are not the people sending them j

Re: Spam Legalities

2003-09-04 Thread Andy Dent
At 5:03 +0800 4/9/2003, Kelly wrote: I recieved about 14 emails from different people for the same company in about 4 days. Its the only spam I get and its very annoying, If you are reading with Mail or Eudora use filtering. Eudora 6 beta (to which I upgraded in the hopes of solving my ongoing

Re: Spam question

2003-10-06 Thread Shay Telfer
There is a small but interesting 'good' part of spam as it shows you how the system works. However I cannot see how the following piece got to me. I have removed the .exe part :-). From: net system <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Mon Oct 6, 2003 6:33:12 AM Australia/Perth To: Internet Client

Re: Spam question

2003-10-06 Thread Onno Benschop
On Mon, 2003-10-06 at 09:41, Malcolm McCallum wrote: > There is a small but interesting 'good' part of spam as it shows you > how the system works. No, it shows how the system is broken. > However I cannot see how the following piece got > to me. I have removed the .exe part :-). From: net sys

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Frank Smith
Hi all I'm sorry it has come to legal action. The only people who benefit are lawyers. I've had occasional emails from Wayne Mansfield and attended one of his seminars. I have to say that in my experience as spammers go he is one of the least intrusive and his seminar was not a rip off. We all

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Lara Hopkins
Frank Smith wrote: We all send unsolicited emails, like we used to send unsolicited letters or make cold phone calls. It's part of business. What is objectionable to me is when they continue after we have asked them to stop or when they include large and useless attachments, especially graphics.

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Peter Charles Curtis
We don't ALL send unsolicited emails, nor should we!!! Peter - Original Message - From: "Lara Hopkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 04, 2002 11:27 AM Subject: Re: Spam Newsletter > Frank Smith wrote: > >We all send

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Ross
> Frank Smith wrote: > >We all send unsolicited emails, like we used to send unsolicited letters > >or make cold phone calls. EVERY email response without a specific request for that response is in fact "unsolicited", but with an implicit approval if the response is 1) to that person specifica

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Andrew Nielsen
At 11:27 +0800 04/07/2002, Lara Hopkins wrote: ...if I want your product, I'll find you. I've never knowingly done business with a spammer or a cold caller, and never will. I'm with you all the way. I'll go one step further and advise that I report all spam I receive, and most of the time it

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread J. Richard M.
around 4/7/02 5:58 PM, Andrew Nielsen shared: > At 11:27 +0800 04/07/2002, Lara Hopkins wrote: >> ...if I want your >> product, I'll find you. I've never knowingly done business with a >> spammer or a cold caller, and never will. > > I'm with you all the way. > > I'll

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Shay Telfer
It's a good plan, but the "new generation" of spammers are increasingly using real people's email address (ie you, me and everyone else) as the return address. I seem to remember there was a thread about something similar some time ago. So what's worse than getting SPAM? Getting all the spam boun

Re: Spam Newsletter

2002-07-04 Thread Andrew Nielsen
At 18:35 +0800 04/07/2002, J. Richard M. wrote: It's a good plan, but the "new generation" of spammers are increasingly using real people's email address (ie you, me and everyone else) as the return address. Yes, but reporting the spam through SpamCop pays no attentio

Fwd: Re: Spam

2003-04-12 Thread Greg Manzie
Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2003 13:07:05 +0800 To: KEVIN Lock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Greg Manzie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Spam Cc: Bcc: X-Attachments: Our ISP is iinet. I use Eudora and my wife has an Echidna account. I receive about 10-15 spam messages a day (not yet

Re: spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Onno Benschop
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 11:13, Bill Parker wrote: > This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: Sigh, this is not a SPAM description service... > replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly > RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting > prosper tediously scare

Re: spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Shay Telfer
Folks, This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes sourly reappearing prejudice Can anyone lead me

Re: spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Mark Secker
yes quite bizarre, yet very similar to a thing that was going around several years ago when the UK was (purportedly) going to introduce e-mail monitoring (and earlier still the CIA (purportedly)) so huge amounts of internet mail were going around with .sig files that were loaded with trigger wo

Re: spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Onno Benschop
On Fri, 2003-06-20 at 11:21, Onno Benschop wrote: > Sigh, this is not a SPAM description service... Sorry, I've been grumpy again... Onno Benschop Connected via Optus B3 from S33:37'33" - E115:07'30" (Dunsborough, WA) -- ()/)/)() ..ASCII for Onno.. |>>? ..EBCDIC for Onno.. --- -. -. --- ..Mo

Re: spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Ryan Jay Schotte
> This appeared at the bottom of an unsolicited spam email: > > > replicates sleet irwin prosecution militantly > RzneXerarjRzneXvvarg.arg.nhRzneX mob robberies linguists doting > prosper tediously scare afflicting noose revolutions noticed statutes > sourly reappearing prejudice > > > Can anyo

Re: Spam mystery

2003-06-20 Thread Bill Parker
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