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Re: Virus spam from Kim Brodie targetting LUGNET members?
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Wed, 9 Apr 2003 18:02:36 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Dan Boger writes:
> On Wed, Apr 09, 2003 at 05:48:30PM +0000, Tim Courtney wrote:
> > I've been getting them for some time too. My server admin is busy installing
> > some spam blocking software, but I don't know if it will block that. I've
> > set up several filter rules for this crap, though.
> > 
> > I purchased SpamKiller before McAfee bought them, but lost my registration
> > code :( So I've been deleting spam manually since then. I should call them
> > and see if they have me on record and if they can send me a new code.
> 
> I've been using spamassassin (woo, free!) for a while now, and it has
> been catching these (and almost all other) spam.

I'll look into it.

> > I'm very discouraged with spam. I haven't registered my tim@brickmedia.com
> > address _anywhere_ and still receive spam.
> 
> and now you'll get more - you post the email address on the web, trust
> me, something will harvest it.

Yeah, I figured :\ It is also on the BrickMedia website. When I set up a new
personal site at a new domain later this year, I won't publish the email at
all on the web. Instead, I'll set up a contact form on the site and make
sure the address isn't even in the page's source code.

Blah.

-Tim



Message has 2 Replies:
  Re: Virus spam from Kim Brodie targetting LUGNET members?
 
(...) good - less of a chance it would be used to spam other people then :) You should never set up an email sending form that gives the user any control over where it's sent to. :) (24 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)
  Re: Virus spam from Kim Brodie targetting LUGNET members?
 
(...) You could do what I have done with my secondary yahoo email account (rolly_dog2000@yahoo.com) UNLESS the subject line as a special 4 alphanumeric code in it at the very beginning the messeage gets deleted and into the trashbox! So far I have (...) (24 years ago, 11-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)

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  Re: Virus spam from Kim Brodie targetting LUGNET members?
 
(...) I've been using spamassassin (woo, free!) for a while now, and it has been catching these (and almost all other) spam. (...) and now you'll get more - you post the email address on the web, trust me, something will harvest it. (24 years ago, 9-Apr-03, to lugnet.admin.general)

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