Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:47:00 -0800 From: Bill Campbell <freebsd@celestial.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fw: Re: ! why? Message-ID: <20040324224700.GA36244@alexis.mi.celestial.com> In-Reply-To: <20040324223143.GB1964@cs025_2k> References: <20040324223143.GB1964@cs025_2k>
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On Wed, Mar 24, 2004, Joshua Lokken wrote: > >* __Clint__ <clint@acm.vt.edu> [2004-03-24 13:27]: >> >> Why have you sold my email address to spammers? > >Spammers don't need to buy your email address; you gave it out on a >public mailing list. Furthermore, the spammers often use these e-mail address in the From: headers to make it appear that you sent the spam. Another way spammers get e-mail addresses for their spam is by infecting the Microsoft virus, Windows, with worms that then send the spam to everybody in the Windows owner's address book. Often the worm will use addresses in the address book for the From: addresses as well as the recipients. Bill -- INTERNET: bill@Celestial.COM Bill Campbell; Celestial Systems, Inc. UUCP: camco!bill PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way FAX: (206) 232-9186 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676 URL: http://www.celestial.com/ Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won'ttake an interest in you. -- Pericles
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