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David Gravereaux wrote:
> > "ThaDriver" <imangeloneAThotmailDOTcom@> wrote: > > >But I got two EMAILS from this asshole (saying it was the newsgroup). > > Those *.test ones are relays, I'm guessing. You didn't get those email > from the poster! > -- > David Gravereaux > > [species: human; planet: earth,milkyway(western spiral arm),alpha sector] Yes, whenever you post something to the TEST newsgroups, there is an automatic "bot" that replies to your email address to let you know your message made it to the group. It's just an automated confirmation for you that everything worked. Jan |
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ThaDriver wrote:
> > >Some of these hackers are smart enough to try parsing addresses for the > obvious. Some harvesters do it. I don't know if your email address really > is > "imangeloneAThotmailDOTcom" but parsing AT and DOT is pretty simple. If > they > get it wrong, big deal. It's about percentages. > ********** > Yeah; I was thinking that was too simple a fix (had just the straight > email before). Guess I just need to add something like "yourpanties" (I > forget who does that). But then maybe they'll parse that & other commonly > used words/phrases too. So random numbers & letters? > ~ Paul > aka "Tha Driver" > > Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*! get a free email account with yahoo or something, set up a couple of aggressive spam filters, and forget about the whole thing. Or use a totally bogus address. If people need to contact you, you can leave an URL to your website, where you have the information stored as an image file. Jan |
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>Yes, whenever you post something to the TEST newsgroups, there is an
automatic "bot" that replies to your email address to let you know your message made it to the group. It's just an automated confirmation for you that everything worked. Jan ****** Yeah I didn't post anything to the "TEST" newsgroups or with "test" anywhere in the post... ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver" Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*! |
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>From: "ThaDriver"
>Yeah I didn't post anything to the "TEST" newsgroups or with "test" >anywhere in the post... no *YOU* didn't but some jackass was probably running some jackass program that did....there were some off the wall "posts" from everyone that posted to this group(and others) that night...they were crossposted to the "test" groups....not to fear we all knew it wasn't you.....(or me or tim, or shag, or the others that were "spoofed"...) ------------------- Chris Perdue "I'm ever so thankful for the Internet; it has allowed me to keep a finger in the pie and to make some small contribution to those younger who will carry the air-cooled legend forward" Jim Mais Feb. 2004 |
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>>Yeah I didn't post anything to the "TEST" newsgroups or with "test"
>>anywhere in the post... >no *YOU* didn't but some jackass was probably running some jackass program that did....there were some off the wall "posts" from everyone that posted to this group(and others) that night...they were crossposted to the "test" groups....not to fear we all knew it wasn't you.....(or me or tim, or shag, or the others that were "spoofed"...) ******** I see. Just another script kiddie, huh? ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver" Giggle Cream - it makes dessert *funny*! |
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>get a free email account with yahoo or something, set up a couple of
>aggressive spam filters, and forget about the whole thing. Yes, do that. So when your significant other e-mails you, the spam filters will automatically dump it in the trash and you never get it. It's so helpful. *glares at Jan* K. John C's proof: http://hometown.aol.com/littlevwgoddess/page5.html |
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Kidd Andersson wrote:
> > >get a free email account with yahoo or something, set up a couple of > >aggressive spam filters, and forget about the whole thing. > > Yes, do that. So when your significant other e-mails you, the spam filters will > automatically dump it in the trash and you never get it. It's so helpful. > *glares at Jan* > > K. > > John C's proof: http://hometown.aol.com/littlevwgoddess/page5.html Ooops... Jan |
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