[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > This posting made from the web-site. Please reply via > email in addition to the group. Thanks. > ------------------------------------------------------ > The following is from spam run through SpamCop. I saw no test for the "steve77 >@bigfoot.com" address, and it was not among the recipients of the resulting spam >reports. > > I'm wondering if it is a legitimate address used by the spammer to harvest confirmed >active email addresses. > But s/he has embedded a space in the email address -- perhaps to avoid being >detected by anti-spam software, and having complaints sent to "bigfoot.com"? Can / >(should?) the anti-spam software be modified to check for such addresses? Or would >the overhead be excessive? > > Spam slice in question: > > "If you have received this email by mistake or wish to be removed please send an >email to steve77 @bigfoot.com > FOR PROPER REMOVAL YOU MUST TYPE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS IN THE SUBJECT LINE!!!!" I think the space between steve77 and @bigfoot.com is the reason it's not being seen as an email address. IIRC spaces are not allowed in email addresses. hobo _______________________________________________ SpamCop-Help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://news.spamcop.net/mailman/listinfo/spamcop-help
