From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 13 07:39:33 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B96C837B401 for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 07:39:33 -0700 (PDT) Received: from pfepc.post.tele.dk (pfepc.post.tele.dk [193.162.153.4]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2647843FAF for ; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 07:39:33 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from freebsd.nospam@mekanix.dk) Received: from frodo.my.domain (0x3ef34d54.albnxx2.adsl.tele.dk [62.243.77.84]) by pfepc.post.tele.dk (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDBCC262A45; Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:39:30 +0200 (CEST) From: Bjarne Wichmann Petersen To: Bill Moran , Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 16:39:40 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.5.1 References: <20030413114437.GC22242@kurdistan.ath.cx> <20030413120049.GF22242@kurdistan.ath.cx> <3E9971F6.70607@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <3E9971F6.70607@potentialtech.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200304131639.40759.freebsd.nospam@mekanix.dk> cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: E-mail Scam, Addressess being collected of mailing list ::Advice Requested X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2003 14:39:34 -0000 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