[access-uk] Re: Spam
- From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2007 17:05:01 -0000
Unfortunately spammers have also got more and more advanced these days and
frequently they use zombie bots that install themselves surruptitiously onto
peoples PCs without them knowing and these can effectively use your internet
connection to distribute their spam. One technique that spammers use is brute
force dictionary based assault upon email addresses because they often do not
know your address as such, they rely on a response, this is why it is never a
good idea to respond to spam messages even if they pupport to have some kind of
unsubscribe. One strategy that may nobble the spammer is to have a front of an
email address that is not guessable by dictionary brute force attack.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
----- Original Message -----
From: Graham Page
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 3:35 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Spam
no what happens is that spammers send out their spam with your email or more
probably something very similar in the from part of their message so you get
the ones back that bounce.
Some providers let you have emails in the form
anything@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
for example I have an address gpage@xxxxxxxxxx but anything@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
also works.
at plus.net by default the email address is gpage@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx but
anything@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx will also work though with plus net this can be
disabled.
If your provider lets you set up unique mail boxes then go down this route.
regards
Graham
----- Original Message -----
From: "roger south" <roger.south@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:38 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Spam
Hi Andy
I may be missing something here but from your description these sound like
messages you have sent that are not being delivered and returned to you for
the reason given in post. I suggest you put one under NOD 32 check and if
accepted read it so see why it was returned to you. I get them as well and
they are for various reasons the latest from this list when my ISP set my
address up as a spammer and FreeLists rejected all my posts.
Roger
Some mistakes are too much fun to only make once.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Logue" <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 10:12 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Spam
> Hi all.
>
> For months now I've been receiving dozens of Returned Mail messages and
> have
> simply been deleting them. They have come from sources with names like
> Postmaster, Mail Delivery System, Mailer Demon and Content Filter.
>
> I have just purchased a new computer and a copy of NOD 32 and I'm even
> still
> getting such messages on that machine
>
> Both my new and old computers are attached to a Router via Inthernet
> cables
> and my wife has a computer upstairs connected wirelessly. The Router is a
> Belkin and I think that even this has an anti-virus device on-board
>
> I've also had AVG Anti-Virus but still these messages are getting through.
>
> Do I need a Firewall? If so, can anyone recommend an accessible one
> please.
>
> Best wishes.
> Andy
>
>
>
>
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