posted 12-07-2003 06:53 PM         

SPAM: Once your email address in one SPAM list, it will spread like wildfire to other SPAM lists. There are many ways you could get your email address into a SPAM list. If your email address is posted anywhere on the internet (like on this website), then it is a potential target. Also, a company may sell their email lists (including your email address - if they have it) to other companies.

posted 12-08-2003 04:40 PM         

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Originally posted by Karesel:
Is it possible our emails are being mined for spam

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A virtual certainty. The Email addresses for roughly 3000 members, many in the upper income bracket, are openly available to anyone who cares to collect them - a marketer's goldmine.

-GRROWL

posted 12-08-2003 05:33 PM         

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Originally posted by ETMIDZT:
I don't keep an email address book! No problems here! I have all email addresses written on paper & just type them in! No spam !

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My point was, just by going to the member registry, your Email address is shown along with most others as larryxx@rolarproducts.com. In all of 5 minutes, a marketer (spammer) can collect a couple of thousand valid email addresses (which should be highly desirable to spammers given the profile of the average prowler owner).

And, yes, I do the same as you and never use any address books - yet I have received spam (and virus attempts) that originated through my association with POA.

Anyone who registers an Email address should be aware of what it is being used for, the risks, and take appropriate cautions.

-GRROWL

posted 12-08-2003 07:06 PM         

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Originally posted by ETMIDZT:
I don't keep an email address book! No problems here! I have all email addresses written on paper & just type them in! No spam !

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That practice can help to keep viruses from going out from your PC, but does not stop them from coming into your PC. If the incoming virus never executes, then it doesn't matter where you keep your addresses. If you are in the habit of regularly running viruses on your PC, then I appreciate you keeping email addresses off-line, away from any running virus.

The only way to prevent SPAM is to not give your email address to any group, club, or business.

posted 01-04-2004 08:01 AM         

Just wondering. This might even be USEFUL spam.

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Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2004 16:40:37 +0800
From: "Cornelius Loh (Transcope Trading)" <corn@transcope.com.sg> Add To Address Book
Subject: We are able to supply you with quality embroidered patches, caps, lapel pins, and key chains
To: "Dear sir/madam" <>

Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Cornelius Loh, Business Manager and Owner of Transcope Trading (a business registered in the Republic of Singapore). We are a supplier of high quality embroidered patches, ball caps, lapel pins and key chains/key fobs. Items commonly used to promote the image and identity of companies, clubs or any organisation for that matter. We currently have many satisfied customers around the world, notably in North America and Europe.

We are able to provide you with quality products, at competitive prices because we are in Asia, close to materials and expert labour. Furthermore, we have had years of experience in the business. We are committed to offering you high quality products at prices lower than most suppliers in the business.

If you are interested, all I need is a sample (e.g., patch, key chain, ball cap or lapel pin) from you, either with pictures over email or the actual item via post. Please let me know the dimension of the item, and the quantity you are looking to produce. With that information, I can provide you with a no obligation quote. Our prices are hard to beat. And we will proceed further if and when you decide to have them mass produced by us. We will produce even in low quantities (for example : 50 pieces of patches, 500 pieces of pins).

Please contact me at this email address corn@transcope.com.sg if you need more information. I look forward to hearing from you and the opportunity to serve you and your organisation. We guarantee your total satisfaction, as we value each and every customer. It is quality service and products you want, and thats what we will deliver. As owner of the business, you have my word.

Thank you, have a nice day, and stay safe.

Best regards and Happy New Year

posted 01-04-2004 07:01 PM         

There is not much you can do to stop SPAM as it is now estimated that over half of all Internet Email traffic is SPAM and its growth rate has more then doubled over the past year.

Also, the SPAMMER has tools that can scan Internet web sites and gather email address information without human intervention. So they can gather hundreds of email addresses in less then a half hour.

The only advice I can add to what has already been said is the following:

Never reply to or click on any link within a SPAM email, including the so called "remove form list" links.

If you are using AOL, EarthLink, Yahoo, or Hotmail you have SPAM filtering available to you that you can adjust to your needs.

If your email is coming from a private domain or other ISP then listed above, you can purchase third party software that can filter out a good amount of SPAM from your Inbox.

Finally, on the Virus subject you should have a name brand anti-virus scanner that scans you email inbox as well as your hard drive and is keep up today date with the latest definitions from the vendor. The most important thing to remember that there are new definitions released daily and if your software is not up to date then you might as well not run it at all.

On a separate note to the comment about Linux be a “non-compromised operating system” this is no longer true as there are now many vulnerabilities to this operating system and is now susceptible to viruses, not as much as Microsoft products.

posted 01-04-2004 08:19 PM         

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Originally posted by Karesel:
is it possible our email address are being mined for spam?

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