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  1. #1
    Ext User(p.mc) Guest

    how does junk mail arrive

    Hi

    I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second junk
    mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive at my
    cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart from the
    latter isp.com.
    I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    verification...etc.etc.

    To reiterate...How does

    junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    arrive at
    myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?

    When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?

    --

    Regards
    p.mc




  2. #2
    Ext User(MP) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    A lot of junk mail is sent using a blind carbon copy.

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > Hi
    >
    > I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    > junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive
    > at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart
    > from the latter isp.com.
    > I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    > email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    > verification...etc.etc.
    >
    > To reiterate...How does
    >
    > junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > arrive at
    > myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >
    > When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > p.mc
    >
    >
    >




  3. #3
    Ext User(Milt) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    It may be that "junk mail" is automatically generated when you post the same
    question on three or more bulletin boards!

    Milt

    "MP" wrote:

    > A lot of junk mail is sent using a blind carbon copy.
    >
    > "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    > news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > > Hi
    > >
    > > I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    > > junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive
    > > at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart
    > > from the latter isp.com.
    > > I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    > > email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    > > verification...etc.etc.
    > >
    > > To reiterate...How does
    > >
    > > junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > > arrive at
    > > myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    > >
    > > When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    > >
    > > --
    > >
    > > Regards
    > > p.mc
    > >
    > >
    > >

    >
    >
    >


  4. #4
    Ext User(DanS) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl:

    > Hi
    >
    > I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    > junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts
    > arrive at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like
    > mine apart from the latter isp.com.
    > I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a
    > disposable email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose
    > of verification...etc.etc.
    >
    > To reiterate...How does
    >
    > junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > arrive at
    > myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >
    > When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    >


    (After re-reading, I noted this doesn't apply here, but I typed a bit
    anyway so it's sent.)

    In addition to stuff being sent Bcc, spyware and trojans on OTHER people
    computers can harvest your e-mail address as well.

    One thing that irritates me to no end is when I receive something that
    has been forwarded to me, and 30 other people, that was forwarded to 30
    people before that, which was forwarded to 20 people before that, etc.,
    which I scroll through 6, 7, or more pages of headers showing the 100 or
    meore people this had been sent to. Personal e-mail address's, business
    e-mail account's, complete with a lot of full proper names and
    organization names, and then I hit the one or two lines at the bottom
    that was the actual message being forwarded.

    If I was a spammer, I'd then have 100 more, KNOWN valid addresses to send
    more junk to.

    As a courtesy, if I choose to forward like this (very rarely), I then
    would go ahead and delete all the previous headers and only send along
    the real e-mail content.


  5. #5
    Ext User(Richard in AZ) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    1 Your address may be in the BCC header.
    A lot of junk mail has a "dictionary tool" to put every word in the dictionary, or list of common
    name, as a BCC person at a specific ISP address. This way they get lots of messages through without
    actually having a database of names. Only an advanced filter by your ISP will reduce this. There
    is no fool-proof way to stop all spam.

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > Hi
    >
    > I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second junk mail in my OE6 mail
    > server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is
    > nothing like mine apart from the latter isp.com.
    > I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable email I use if I need to
    > fill in any forms for the purpose of verification...etc.etc.
    >
    > To reiterate...How does
    >
    > junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > arrive at
    > myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >
    > When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > p.mc
    >
    >
    >




  6. #6
    Ext User(ninguno) Guest

  7. #7
    Ext User(ninguno) Guest

  8. #8
    Ext User(Phil Weldon) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    'p.mc' wrote, in part:
    | I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    junk
    | mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive at my
    | cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart from the
    | latter isp.com.
    _____

    It can get worse. 'Junk email' can be malicious. There are Internet
    'worms' that harvest email addresses and send out infectious emails to the
    harvested addresses and that also use these addresses for 'spoofed' 'From'
    addresses.

    Swen was such a worm within a day after it appeared, I began getting 2000
    emails each day, all infected with 'Swen'. MY system did not get infected
    because my protections against malware worked. But still that was 40 MBytes
    of 'junk' mail per day (and at that time mail boxes were usually only 10
    MBytes.)

    You are right to use an invalid email address when posting to Usenet
    newsgroups - 'Swen' harvested email addresses from news servers - that was
    how my email address became a target. After about two weeks the flood began
    to taper off, and after 6 months, I never got another.

    The solution was for ISPs to check all email for infections. Now most do.
    The junk mail problem is much harder to solve; message content changes quite
    often, and false positives are a BIG problem. If you have subscribed to
    legitimate mailing lists, it is possible that your email address will not be
    in the 'To' line, as it may be sent with 'Blind Carbon Copy' just as most
    junk email is sent. As long as junk email can be sent at no cost, it will
    be a problem. Even a 0.01% return makes it worthwhile. About half of my
    junk email comes from Brazil, in Portuguese! And I don't understand
    Portuguese!

    Phil Weldon

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    | Hi
    |
    | I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    junk
    | mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive at my
    | cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart from the
    | latter isp.com.
    | I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    | email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    | verification...etc.etc.
    |
    | To reiterate...How does
    |
    | junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    | arrive at
    | myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    |
    | When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    |
    | --
    |
    | Regards
    | p.mc
    |
    |
    |



  9. #9
    Ext User(PopS) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > Hi
    >
    > I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my
    > second junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do
    > these posts arrive at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address
    > is nothing like mine apart from the latter isp.com.
    > I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a
    > disposable email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the
    > purpose of verification...etc.etc.
    >
    > To reiterate...How does
    >
    > junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > arrive at
    > myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >
    > When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email
    > address...?
    >
    > --
    >
    > Regards
    > p.mc
    >
    >
    >


    Just a few of the spammer's methods:
    -- guess at your address and a few hundred others too (called a
    dictionary list).
    -- You posted your address on a newsgroup.
    -- You gave your address to a web site that collects addresses
    to make spam lists.
    -- You signed up for a newsletter or automated mail of some sort
    where they collect the addresses to sell.
    -- You have a personal web site and put your email address there
    so people can contact you.
    -- A worm, trojan or virus visited your computer while you were
    online and stole your address book.
    -- Someone did you a favor and signed you up for a new gag list
    or whatever.
    -- One of your friends had their address book harvested from
    their machine and your name was on it.
    -- Someone thought they'd play a trick on you and signed you up
    for porn or something else you might not like,to get back at you
    for something.
    -- Your ISP was hacked and all the addresses stolen.
    -- Your address made it to ONE spammers list: That list was
    then sold to people a thru z who in turned each sold an even
    bigger list to even more people.

    Spammers can find email addresses very easily - all they have to
    do is look for an "@" and chances are very good they have found
    an email address and so they steal them. They have automated
    software programs to do this for them.
    Spammers also congregate at ISPs who are spam friendly and do
    not close their accounts when the spammer is caught.

    Once you get on a spam list, it is next to impossible to get off
    them because they never delete names; they just add new ones.,
    They don't care that many of the addresses are no good anymore.
    A single spam run can contain a million or more people's email
    addresses.

    The From in an email is very easily forged and is not proof of
    who thge email came from. Anyone can do that without special
    software; even you.

    www.cauce.org
    www.spamcop.net

    Go to Google and try a search for "Spam prevention" and you will
    get a LOT of hits. "Spam avoidance" is another good search
    phrase. Or just "spam" if you want to see more than you could
    possibly ever read.

    HTH,

    Pop



  10. #10
    Ext User(ME) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    Pops,
    My e-mail address was harvested a few years ago when I inadvertently
    published my e-mail address on one of these msn newsgroups and have been
    plagued ever since with spammers. Recently (three weeks), I started using
    BlueFrog (an add-on to the MailWasher programme) and the incidence of spam
    to my address has been considerably reduced.


    "PopS" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
    news:OHoXVVoYGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    > news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    >> Hi
    >>
    >> I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    >> junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts arrive
    >> at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart
    >> from the latter isp.com.
    >> I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    >> email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    >> verification...etc.etc.
    >>
    >> To reiterate...How does
    >>
    >> junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    >> arrive at
    >> myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >>
    >> When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    >>
    >> --
    >>
    >> Regards
    >> p.mc
    >>
    >>
    >>

    >
    > Just a few of the spammer's methods:
    > -- guess at your address and a few hundred others too (called a
    > dictionary list).
    > -- You posted your address on a newsgroup.
    > -- You gave your address to a web site that collects addresses to make
    > spam lists.
    > -- You signed up for a newsletter or automated mail of some sort where
    > they collect the addresses to sell.
    > -- You have a personal web site and put your email address there so
    > people can contact you.
    > -- A worm, trojan or virus visited your computer while you were online
    > and stole your address book.
    > -- Someone did you a favor and signed you up for a new gag list or
    > whatever.
    > -- One of your friends had their address book harvested from their
    > machine and your name was on it.
    > -- Someone thought they'd play a trick on you and signed you up for porn
    > or something else you might not like,to get back at you for something.
    > -- Your ISP was hacked and all the addresses stolen.
    > -- Your address made it to ONE spammers list: That list was then sold to
    > people a thru z who in turned each sold an even bigger list to even more
    > people.
    >
    > Spammers can find email addresses very easily - all they have to do is
    > look for an "@" and chances are very good they have found an email address
    > and so they steal them. They have automated software programs to do this
    > for them.
    > Spammers also congregate at ISPs who are spam friendly and do not close
    > their accounts when the spammer is caught.
    >
    > Once you get on a spam list, it is next to impossible to get off them
    > because they never delete names; they just add new ones., They don't care
    > that many of the addresses are no good anymore. A single spam run can
    > contain a million or more people's email addresses.
    >
    > The From in an email is very easily forged and is not proof of who thge
    > email came from. Anyone can do that without special software; even you.
    >
    > www.cauce.org
    > www.spamcop.net
    >
    > Go to Google and try a search for "Spam prevention" and you will get a LOT
    > of hits. "Spam avoidance" is another good search phrase. Or just "spam"
    > if you want to see more than you could possibly ever read.
    >
    > HTH,
    >
    > Pop
    >
    >




  11. #11
    Ext User(Chuck) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    There are undoubtedly several ways. Among them--
    Your address is the closest address to a bogus one used by the spammer.
    IP's often have broadcast addresses for internal use and targeted customer
    lists with addresses that are sold.
    The send receipt and other email options can be used to validate active
    email addresses.
    The attachment process can be used as well.

    "ME" <anomynous@anomynous.com> wrote in message
    news:uYBiIAvYGHA.4432@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > Pops,
    > My e-mail address was harvested a few years ago when I inadvertently
    > published my e-mail address on one of these msn newsgroups and have been
    > plagued ever since with spammers. Recently (three weeks), I started using
    > BlueFrog (an add-on to the MailWasher programme) and the incidence of spam
    > to my address has been considerably reduced.
    >
    >
    > "PopS" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
    > news:OHoXVVoYGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > > "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    > > news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    > >> Hi
    > >>
    > >> I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    > >> junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts

    arrive
    > >> at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart
    > >> from the latter isp.com.
    > >> I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a disposable
    > >> email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    > >> verification...etc.etc.
    > >>
    > >> To reiterate...How does
    > >>
    > >> junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    > >> arrive at
    > >> myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    > >>
    > >> When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    > >>
    > >> --
    > >>
    > >> Regards
    > >> p.mc
    > >>
    > >>
    > >>

    > >
    > > Just a few of the spammer's methods:
    > > -- guess at your address and a few hundred others too (called a
    > > dictionary list).
    > > -- You posted your address on a newsgroup.
    > > -- You gave your address to a web site that collects addresses to make
    > > spam lists.
    > > -- You signed up for a newsletter or automated mail of some sort where
    > > they collect the addresses to sell.
    > > -- You have a personal web site and put your email address there so
    > > people can contact you.
    > > -- A worm, trojan or virus visited your computer while you were online
    > > and stole your address book.
    > > -- Someone did you a favor and signed you up for a new gag list or
    > > whatever.
    > > -- One of your friends had their address book harvested from their
    > > machine and your name was on it.
    > > -- Someone thought they'd play a trick on you and signed you up for

    porn
    > > or something else you might not like,to get back at you for something.
    > > -- Your ISP was hacked and all the addresses stolen.
    > > -- Your address made it to ONE spammers list: That list was then sold

    to
    > > people a thru z who in turned each sold an even bigger list to even more
    > > people.
    > >
    > > Spammers can find email addresses very easily - all they have to do is
    > > look for an "@" and chances are very good they have found an email

    address
    > > and so they steal them. They have automated software programs to do

    this
    > > for them.
    > > Spammers also congregate at ISPs who are spam friendly and do not

    close
    > > their accounts when the spammer is caught.
    > >
    > > Once you get on a spam list, it is next to impossible to get off them
    > > because they never delete names; they just add new ones., They don't

    care
    > > that many of the addresses are no good anymore. A single spam run can
    > > contain a million or more people's email addresses.
    > >
    > > The From in an email is very easily forged and is not proof of who thge
    > > email came from. Anyone can do that without special software; even you.
    > >
    > > www.cauce.org
    > > www.spamcop.net
    > >
    > > Go to Google and try a search for "Spam prevention" and you will get a

    LOT
    > > of hits. "Spam avoidance" is another good search phrase. Or just

    "spam"
    > > if you want to see more than you could possibly ever read.
    > >
    > > HTH,
    > >
    > > Pop
    > >
    > >

    >
    >




  12. #12
    Ext User(p.mc) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    Thanks

    There was something on the "Cc:" line but that wasn't any of my addresses
    either, I was hoping I could find out which of the five mail addresses I
    have that it was sent to, so I could then delete the compromised email
    address if you see my meaning!
    Is there any way of knowing what address it was sent to when there's no
    information to gather from the offending spam?

    The two mails were typically;

    To:...(A mail address, but not mine)
    Subject:...John wanted me to send you this...(Crap)
    Cc:...(Something typed in but no mail address)


    --

    Regards
    p.mc


    "Chuck" <cdkuder@msn.com> wrote in message
    news:eeyMyzvYGHA.2136@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    > There are undoubtedly several ways. Among them--
    > Your address is the closest address to a bogus one used by the spammer.
    > IP's often have broadcast addresses for internal use and targeted customer
    > lists with addresses that are sold.
    > The send receipt and other email options can be used to validate active
    > email addresses.
    > The attachment process can be used as well.
    >
    > "ME" <anomynous@anomynous.com> wrote in message
    > news:uYBiIAvYGHA.4432@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    >> Pops,
    >> My e-mail address was harvested a few years ago when I inadvertently
    >> published my e-mail address on one of these msn newsgroups and have been
    >> plagued ever since with spammers. Recently (three weeks), I started
    >> using
    >> BlueFrog (an add-on to the MailWasher programme) and the incidence of
    >> spam
    >> to my address has been considerably reduced.
    >>
    >>
    >> "PopS" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> wrote in message
    >> news:OHoXVVoYGHA.3848@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
    >> > "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote in message
    >> > news:OIxGxbmYGHA.3880@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
    >> >> Hi
    >> >>
    >> >> I've just gone over to another ISP about a month ago and had my second
    >> >> junk mail in my OE6 mail server. The thing is, how do these posts

    > arrive
    >> >> at my cyber door when the "Sent To" address is nothing like mine apart
    >> >> from the latter isp.com.
    >> >> I do take care and mung my NG address as usual, and I have a
    >> >> disposable
    >> >> email I use if I need to fill in any forms for the purpose of
    >> >> verification...etc.etc.
    >> >>
    >> >> To reiterate...How does
    >> >>
    >> >> junkmail@my isp.co.uk
    >> >> arrive at
    >> >> myaddress@my isp.co.uk..?
    >> >>
    >> >> When... junkmail.@my ispco.uk... isn't even my valid email address...?
    >> >>
    >> >> --
    >> >>
    >> >> Regards
    >> >> p.mc
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >>
    >> >
    >> > Just a few of the spammer's methods:
    >> > -- guess at your address and a few hundred others too (called a
    >> > dictionary list).
    >> > -- You posted your address on a newsgroup.
    >> > -- You gave your address to a web site that collects addresses to make
    >> > spam lists.
    >> > -- You signed up for a newsletter or automated mail of some sort where
    >> > they collect the addresses to sell.
    >> > -- You have a personal web site and put your email address there so
    >> > people can contact you.
    >> > -- A worm, trojan or virus visited your computer while you were online
    >> > and stole your address book.
    >> > -- Someone did you a favor and signed you up for a new gag list or
    >> > whatever.
    >> > -- One of your friends had their address book harvested from their
    >> > machine and your name was on it.
    >> > -- Someone thought they'd play a trick on you and signed you up for

    > porn
    >> > or something else you might not like,to get back at you for something.
    >> > -- Your ISP was hacked and all the addresses stolen.
    >> > -- Your address made it to ONE spammers list: That list was then sold

    > to
    >> > people a thru z who in turned each sold an even bigger list to even
    >> > more
    >> > people.
    >> >
    >> > Spammers can find email addresses very easily - all they have to do is
    >> > look for an "@" and chances are very good they have found an email

    > address
    >> > and so they steal them. They have automated software programs to do

    > this
    >> > for them.
    >> > Spammers also congregate at ISPs who are spam friendly and do not

    > close
    >> > their accounts when the spammer is caught.
    >> >
    >> > Once you get on a spam list, it is next to impossible to get off them
    >> > because they never delete names; they just add new ones., They don't

    > care
    >> > that many of the addresses are no good anymore. A single spam run can
    >> > contain a million or more people's email addresses.
    >> >
    >> > The From in an email is very easily forged and is not proof of who thge
    >> > email came from. Anyone can do that without special software; even
    >> > you.
    >> >
    >> > www.cauce.org
    >> > www.spamcop.net
    >> >
    >> > Go to Google and try a search for "Spam prevention" and you will get a

    > LOT
    >> > of hits. "Spam avoidance" is another good search phrase. Or just

    > "spam"
    >> > if you want to see more than you could possibly ever read.
    >> >
    >> > HTH,
    >> >
    >> > Pop
    >> >
    >> >

    >>
    >>

    >
    >




  13. #13
    Ext User(Bob I) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    The BCC sent it to the address you retrieved the mail from.

    p.mc wrote:

    > Thanks
    >
    > There was something on the "Cc:" line but that wasn't any of my addresses
    > either, I was hoping I could find out which of the five mail addresses I
    > have that it was sent to, so I could then delete the compromised email
    > address if you see my meaning!
    > Is there any way of knowing what address it was sent to when there's no
    > information to gather from the offending spam?
    >
    > The two mails were typically;
    >
    > To:...(A mail address, but not mine)
    > Subject:...John wanted me to send you this...(Crap)
    > Cc:...(Something typed in but no mail address)
    >
    >



  14. #14
    Ext User(Tim Slattery) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote:

    >Thanks
    >
    >There was something on the "Cc:" line but that wasn't any of my addresses
    >either, I was hoping I could find out which of the five mail addresses I
    >have that it was sent to, so I could then delete the compromised email
    >address if you see my meaning!
    >Is there any way of knowing what address it was sent to when there's no
    >information to gather from the offending spam?


    No, you can't tell. The "To:" and "CC:" headers that you see are
    basically documentation. The SMTP server that sends the mail receives
    a list of addresses to send the message to, and also the mail to be
    sent. Normally, the headers in the mail message are set to reflect the
    address lists given to the server, but there's nothing that enforces
    that, and with SPAM the headers are frequently missing or fake.

    --
    Tim Slattery
    MS MVP(DTS)
    Slattery_T@bls.gov

  15. #15
    Ext User(p.mc) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive

    Well thanks all for your input, I'm a little bit wiser for it and I'm sure
    it's been a benefit to the lurkers.

    --

    Best wishes
    p.mc


    "Tim Slattery" <Slattery_T@bls.gov> wrote in message
    news:hoha421djquq9lnqqrrdr2s7kps1tsu9i7@4ax.com...
    > "p.mc" <p@mc.com> wrote:
    >
    >>Thanks
    >>
    >>There was something on the "Cc:" line but that wasn't any of my addresses
    >>either, I was hoping I could find out which of the five mail addresses I
    >>have that it was sent to, so I could then delete the compromised email
    >>address if you see my meaning!
    >>Is there any way of knowing what address it was sent to when there's no
    >>information to gather from the offending spam?

    >
    > No, you can't tell. The "To:" and "CC:" headers that you see are
    > basically documentation. The SMTP server that sends the mail receives
    > a list of addresses to send the message to, and also the mail to be
    > sent. Normally, the headers in the mail message are set to reflect the
    > address lists given to the server, but there's nothing that enforces
    > that, and with SPAM the headers are frequently missing or fake.
    >
    > --
    > Tim Slattery
    > MS MVP(DTS)
    > Slattery_T@bls.gov




  16. #16
    Ext User(ANONYMOUS) Guest

    Re: how does junk mail arrive



    ME wrote:
    >
    > Pops,
    > My e-mail address was harvested a few years ago when I inadvertently
    > published my e-mail address on one of these msn newsgroups and have been
    > plagued ever since with spammers. Recently (three weeks), I started using
    > BlueFrog (an add-on to the MailWasher programme) and the incidence of spam
    > to my address has been considerably reduced.
    >



    I have found that once you are in any one apammer's mailing list, it is
    very difficult to come out of it as these lists are never reviewd to see
    which accounts are active and which not. I have got some free
    web-based email accounts which are used for collecting spam. These
    accounts are now completely full and the emails are all bouncing (for
    nearly two years now!) but these spammers are still keeping my name on
    their valued list!! I suspect even if I die and my accounts are closed
    the name will remain there and transferred from one spammer to another.
    I haven't found a way to fill up the yahoo email box so that email
    bounces. Its size is 1 gb and will require millions of spam messages to
    fill this up. I keep sending big files to this account (to fill it up
    quickly) but it looks like I have to do it forever.

    What is required is that whenever these spammers are convicted, their
    hardware should be confiscated and destroyed. This is the only way to
    destroy the list of email addresses permanently.

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