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In lugnet.market.auction, Alan Findlay wrote:
> Available on 5-day auctions:
snip link
>
> A wide assortment of Castle (&HP) minifigs etc that are extra to my needs.
> Perhaps you can find a good home for them.
>
> Alan
Okay, I'm replying to my own post, but something weird happened and I'm hoping
someone here can help me understand.
About an hour after posting my auction announcement (see above) the following
email appeared in my inbox:
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Subject: RE: FA: eBay - Minifigs, mostly Castle (confirm please)
the.pikes@ntlworld.com here,
I am controlling the email that is sent to my inbox. By asking for you to
confirm that you really sent email to me I can ensure that I receive no spam and
that your email address really exists.
This is a one time confirmation, please click the link below and your email will
be delivered straight away, now and in the future.
Click to confirm (edited by me to disable):
htp:/vetomail.com/ok/01f98cb9-744a-4e60-b4d3-4512e8fb0746
You are receiving this message in response to your email to
the.pikes@ntlworld.com, a VetoMail customer.
VetoMail asks that senders verify their address before email is delivered.
When you have clicked the link above a webpage will be displayed, if the page
displays correctly your address has been verified. You will only need to do this
once per VetoMail protected email address.
Thankyou.
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So, is this some kind of virus spam by someone trolling through Lugnet, or...
what? I'm quite confused.
Alan
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> So, is this some kind of virus spam by someone trolling through Lugnet, • or...
> what? I'm quite confused.
>
> Alan
It is spam for sure, I wouldn't reply if I were you, that way the sender can
check if your mailadress is in use or not.
If it's because of Lugnet.... I don't know.
Saskia
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I'm not so sure. Is it possible that eBay sent the guy an e-mail on your
behalf? If this is the case, then it is probably an anti-spam measure. One
of my professors uses a similar technique to limit the number of e-mails
sent to him. Look at http://www.vetomail.com/ and decide for yourself.
Stefan.
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"Saskia van Doesburg" <info@doesdigitals.nl> schreef in bericht
news:HpA0Do.1tzF@lugnet.com...
> > So, is this some kind of virus spam by someone trolling through Lugnet, • or...
> > what? I'm quite confused.
> >
> > Alan
>
> It is spam for sure, I wouldn't reply if I were you, that way the sender • can
> check if your mailadress is in use or not.
> If it's because of Lugnet.... I don't know.
>
> Saskia
>
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Stefan? Did you also get the mail Alan is talking about? I just did....
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"Saskia van Doesburg" <info@doesdigitals.nl> wrote in message
news:HpA0xA.1xBF@lugnet.com...
> Stefan? Did you also get the mail Alan is talking about? I just did....
Yes. I think the guy has requested to be notified of any posts in this
topic. I clicked the link, we'll see what happens.
Stefan.
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In lugnet.market.auction, Alan Findlay wrote:
...
> About an hour after posting my auction announcement (see above) the following
> email appeared in my inbox:
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Subject: RE: FA: eBay - Minifigs, mostly Castle (confirm please)
>
> the.pikes@ntlworld.com here,
>
> I am controlling the email that is sent to my inbox. By asking for you to
> confirm that you really sent email to me I can ensure that I receive no spam
...
There's several services now in effect that block e-mail that is computer
generated (aka spam) as opposed to human generated. The way these services work
is they reply to all incoming messages similarly to what you received. The
website that you visit usually displays a graphic containing a series of numbers
or letters that you must type. The intent is that a robot would be unable to
recognize the characters in the graphic, and therefore unable to automatically
bypass this authentication.
I assume that the.pikes@ntlworld.com has e-mail subscribed to LUGNET, not a nice
thing to do with this blocker in effect. Perhaps a LUGNET Admin should
unsubscribe them until they provide a non-blocked e-mail address.
Cary
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I got this too.... and a reminder 24 hours later.... I just assumed it was
e-mail harvesting. ;)
In lugnet.market.auction, Cary Clark wrote:
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In lugnet.market.auction, Alan Findlay wrote:
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About an hour after posting my auction announcement (see above) the following
email appeared in my inbox:
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Subject: RE: FA: eBay - Minifigs, mostly Castle (confirm please)
the.pikes@ntlworld.com here,
I am controlling the email that is sent to my inbox. By asking for you to
confirm that you really sent email to me I can ensure that I receive no spam
|
...
There’s several services now in effect that block e-mail that is computer
generated (aka spam) as opposed to human generated. The way these services
work is they reply to all incoming messages similarly to what you received.
The website that you visit usually displays a graphic containing a series of
numbers or letters that you must type. The intent is that a robot would be
unable to recognize the characters in the graphic, and therefore unable to
automatically bypass this authentication.
I assume that the.pikes@ntlworld.com has e-mail subscribed to LUGNET, not a
nice thing to do with this blocker in effect. Perhaps a LUGNET Admin should
unsubscribe them until they provide a non-blocked e-mail address.
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Good idea.
Scott A
Have you had a look at Arthurs Seat Yet?
 
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