Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:39:40 +0200 From: Bjarne Wichmann Petersen <freebsd.nospam@mekanix.dk> To: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>,<sereciya@kurdistan.ath.cx> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: E-mail Scam, Addressess being collected of mailing list ::Advice Requested Message-ID: <200304131639.40759.freebsd.nospam@mekanix.dk> In-Reply-To: <3E9971F6.70607@potentialtech.com> References: <20030413114437.GC22242@kurdistan.ath.cx> <20030413120049.GF22242@kurdistan.ath.cx> <3E9971F6.70607@potentialtech.com>
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On Sunday 13 April 2003 16:19, Bill Moran wrote: > > I have reason to believe that these scammers are collecting e-mail > > addresses of our mailing list users, I'm taking this very seriously and > > would like ask the more experienced of you on what action to take next. > Welcome to hell. While I don't have 100% proof ... I think you are > absolutely correct: that spammers harvest email addresses from this (among > others) list. Well, I can prove it. I'm using different addresses for various lists, so I know *where* spammers get my address. And the address I'm using for this list gets it's share of spam. :-( And once... *once* in a thoughtless moment my address I only use for personal use ended up here... few days later an address that have been perfectly spamfree for *years* started receiving penisenlargement investment from horny wet teenies through Nigerian Bank... *sigh* Bjarne -- Homepage: http://www.mekanix.dk
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