Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 09:25:03 -0600 (CST) From: Gary Clark II <gclarkii@main.gbdata.com> To: larryd@bldg1.croute.com (Larry Dolinar) Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SPAM -- Aren't you the person....? (fwd) Message-ID: <199703241525.JAA08391@main.gbdata.com> In-Reply-To: <929C7934594@bldg1.croute.com> from Larry Dolinar at "Mar 24, 97 08:23:11 am"
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Larry Dolinar wrote: > And the clouds parted on 24 Mar 97, and Andrew Perry > <andrew@python.shoal.net.au> said: > > >how many people on the lists have received this stuped spam in the last few > >hours? I received it 3 times in a few seconds, once on an account which > >i've only used to send about 3 mail messages, 2 of them to the lists. > > > >Is it possible that someone is spamming the list somehow? Or querying > >majordomo for the addresses? Although the one account which i've only used > >for a few messages wasn't even subscribed to the list. > > > >any ideas anyone? > > I haven't seen it yet, but I filter my mail from this list on a Windoze box > at work, and nothing's turned up in my miscellaneous folder. > > It's just the standard pyramid scheme, with more fancy justifications. > Trace the mail if you can and notify their ISP. > > Its a worldnet customer, again... I sent a letter to them and got an auto reply back:( Gary -- Gary Clark II (N5VMF) | I speak only for myself and "maybe" my company gclarkii@GBData.COM | Member of the FreeBSD Doc Team Providing Internet and ISP startups mail info@GBData.COM for information FreeBSD FAQ at ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.ORG/pub/FreeBSD/docs/freebsd-faq.ascii
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