I agree that it is not a big deal unless you are the person who responded properly, unsubscribed from the list where all the problems emanated and couldn't re-subscribe because somehow you were still the bearer of spam or some other evil commodity. ----- Original Message ----- From: Yardbird To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:49 AM Subject: Re: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV John, Let me explain something. There is no reason for anyone to feel insulted by any of this. First of all, it's either when you are just corresponding with someone, either privately or through a mailing list, for the first time, that you may receive an email response like this can happen, simply because the spam filter set up (usually by that person's ISP, not by them personally) of course doesn't recognize your address and is asking only this: Please respond as suggested so that this logarithm (the code that looks for suspicious emails) can know that you are a real human source of email sent here,, not an automated emailing service. Second, if you reply as requested, your address is *not* added to some list of emails that can be used improperly. It isn't that kind of list. It's a list that tells the spam filter that the email isn't bogus. This isn't some sort of mailing list that someone's going to use to send you a virus, or spam, or something like that. You see? It's called an "allow" list, and no one is looking at it or doing nasty things with it. It's not like having your address or phone number on a list that results in you getting phone calls from your local Sheriff's department asking for contributions, or from someone selling aluminum siding, or anything. It's simply not the kind of list you may be imagining. It's a list looked at by a program, in this case a spam filtering program. Harmless. Impersonal. Isn't going to be used in any way at all. Maybe no one has explained this? maybe no one has understood it when it *has* been explained? Better yet, what are people actually so exercised about? Can anyone responsibly explain this, why the discussion didn't stop as soon as someone, whether myself or someone else, explained that it's not a big deal? Honestly, it's all good. It's not a problem. It's too bad we have such a big spam problem the past couple years, and it's too bad people often feel so insulted, inconvenienced or threatened by this type of preventive measure, but that's how things are, these days. So it's a moment's annoyance. No big deal. Curse the spammers for making such protective things be invented, don't curse some ISP that's just helping their customer feel safe. Not worth all this agonizing. From: John Ramsey To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 8:14 AM Subject: RE: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV Hello Yardbird, I am not sure what everyone else is concerned about, but for me personally, anytime I get those spam filter emails-especially from people I do not even know-I don't allow my email address to be added to that person's list. I don't know about the on or off topic issue, other than to say that because the email was posted to the list, it has sparked a lot of discussion. Take care, John -----Original Message----- From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Yardbird Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:47 AM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV Hi folks, I'm surprised to see that, something like what must be a week after I posted a message explaining that this was a common automatic spam protection that is not bogus in any way, nor harms anything if you just comply with the instruction to reply to the email so that the filter will put your email address on the person's "white" list or Allowed list, people have kept discussing it with, judging from the subject lines of some posts, considerable anxiety, suspicion and resentment (e.g., the below comment). Let me repeat that what I've just said is all there is to it,it's not a big hassle, not difficult to comply with, totally harmless, not aimed at you personally, and everybody should just let it go after doing what that message asks. It is nothing to get worried about, or paranoid about, or still confused about. Maybe some listers just haven't seen my earlier explanation or other posts that must also have explained this issue accurately, but please be reassured that it's not anything to keep worrying over as if it were a technical problem or an accusation against you personally. And, though I'm not of a very strict mind about what's on topic, so long as it's via Jaws that we're looking at something, and wondering what to do with it or how to navigate or perform a task, this is really not a Jaws issue at all. Just an ordinary Internet thing. So it would really be nice to just let it go, at this point. Everything will be fine. Don't worry. ----- Original Message ----- From: Flor Lynch To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:34 AM Subject: Re: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV She can just add this jfw list to her white list, which will permit all messages sent to this list to go through, if that is what is desired. ----- Original Message ----- From: Robert McCoy To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:10 AM Subject: RE: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV Why bother, it is she who is at a loss when not getting all the messages. Robert McCoy St. Thomas University - Sociology D104 James Dunn Hall Work: (506) 452-0423 Home: 506-459-6636 -----Original Message----- >From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Judith Bron Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 8:33 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV I responded to it twice and got another list of incomprehensible list of steps I had to go through to become approved. I unsubscribed from the list and when I get confirmation that I'm unsubscribed I'll sign up again. ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Dale Leavens" <dleavens@xxxxxxx> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 6:39 PM Subject: Re: Your email requires verification verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV > It is an anti-spam programme she has running on her computer. If you > respond to it your name will be added to a list of approved and valid > e-mail addresses otherwise her computer will consider your message to > be SPAM and ignore your messages. An automated SPAM engine won't > respond and will therefore always be recognized as a SPAM address. > > > Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada > DLeavens@xxxxxxx > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Judith Bron" <jbron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: Your email requires verification > verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV > > >>I got the same message from another NFB list yesterday. If anyone >>knows what this is all about please let us know. Judith >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bobcat" <bobcat11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 1:41 PM >> Subject: Fw: Your email requires verification >>verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV >> >> >>>I got a strange message that appears to have something to do with >>>this list. Has anyone else recieved such a message? I'll only quote >>>part of the message below. >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: <cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> To: <bobcat11@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:52 PM >>> Subject: Your email requires verification >>>verify#jVviZ6WkeSTnAGCAeYHg7W_2gaf5lXZV >>> >>> >>>> The message you sent requires that you verify that you are a real >>>> live human being and not a spam source. >>>> >>>> To complete this verification, simply reply to this message and >>>> leave the subject line intact. >>>> >>>> The headers of the message sent from your address are show below: >>>> >>>> From jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Tue Dec 12 13:52:13 2006 >>>> Received: from access by ns1.talkingcommunities.info with >>>> local-bsmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1GuDfb-0003zb-93 for >>>> cathy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Tue, 12 Dec 2006 >>>> 13:52:13 -0600 >>>> X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.7 (2006-10-05) on >>>> ns1.talkingcommunities.info >>>> X-Spam-Level: >>>> X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.4 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, >>> >>> -- >>> JFW related links: >>> JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing >>> list: >>> http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com >>> JFW List instructions: >>> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To >>> unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >>> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >>> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw >>> >>> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the >>> list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the >>> list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> -- >> JFW related links: >> JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing >> list: >> http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com >> JFW List instructions: >> To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To >> unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to >> jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. >> Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw >> >> If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, >> or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. >> Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> -- >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG Free Edition. >> Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.15/581 - Release Date: >> 9/12/2006 >> > > -- > JFW related links: > JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing > list: > http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com > JFW List instructions: > To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To > unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to > jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. > Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw > > If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, > or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather > contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx __________ NOD32 1920 (20061213) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. 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