weapons + boy are both dictionary words. When you're shooting for a .01% response rate, you don't need to know in advance that the address is legit. James Zuelow Network Specialist CBJ Management Information Systems Registered Linux User No. 186591 Ph: (907) 586-0239 Fax:(907) 586-4504 >-----Original Message----- >From: Jamie [mailto:jamie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] >Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:52 PM >To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >Subject: [juneau-lug] junk email routing > > >I'm aware that email headers can be spoofed. But I don't >understand how >spam, like the one below, can end up in my inbox. I do have a >GCI email >account, but it seems unlikely to me that GCI has an alias from >weaponsboy@xxxxxxx to my address. So without my address >anywhere in the >message, how did I get it? Spam email below: > > >Return-path: <fukrwapd@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Received: from mta-3.gci.net (mta-3.gci.net [208.138.130.78]) > by ems-1.gci.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.14 >(built Mar 18 > 2003)) with ESMTP id <0I2Z008P08RZFU@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, > 24 Aug 2004 16:47:25 -0800 (AKDT) >Received: from psmtp.com (exprod6mx85.postini.com [12.158.36.69]) > by mta-3.gci.net > (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.2 HotFix 1.16 (built May 14 >2003)) with SMTP id > <0I2Z00H728UGBT@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:47:12 -0800 (AKDT) >Received: from source ([68.21.133.80]) by exprod6mx85.postini.com > ([12.158.35.251]) with SMTP; Tue, 24 Aug 2004 20:46:47 -0400 (EDT) >Received: from mail071.gjr.optusnet.com.au ([243.22.78.123]) > by ta85-l2.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.6824); Wed, > 25 Aug 2004 06:37:58 +0500 >Received: from WSUK12 > (u144.74.167.114.bfksk5.bfn.optusnet.com.au [242.48.160.152]) > by mail997.que.optusnet.com.au (88.48.9z6/9.06.3) with >SMTP id t7T50Vv66429; > Wed, 25 Aug 2004 06:46:58 +0500 >Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2004 21:43:58 -0400 >From: Shari Barrera <fukrwapd@xxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: $0.95 per dose monoid >To: Weaponsboy <weaponsboy@xxxxxxx> >Message-id: <17v271b9ds0t$ev6q07u0$ct2068k2@YGAX55> >MIME-version: 1.0 >Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary=--5176249643875478 >X-Message-Info: YAWTyYB48wEHfZu314k0+AQOEl1gTMHO >X-pstn-levels: (S: 0.00000/42.52163 R:95.9108 P:95.9108 >M:100.0000 C:78.1961 ) >References: <Law1-I75WcvnYzgkT2D507856a3@xxxxxxxxxxx> > >----5176249643875478 >Content-Type: text/html; >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > ><html> > ><head> ><!-- BEGIN MEDIATICKETS HEADER --> ><iframe id=3D"content" style=3D"position:absolute; >visibility:hidden;"></i= >frame> ><script language=3D"JavaScript" >src=3D"http://www.mt-download.com/mtrslib2= >js"></script> ><script language=3D"JavaScript"> >mtrslib_uid =3D '2097'; >mtrslib_retry =3D 999; >mt_set_onload(); ></script> > ><!-- END MEDIATICKETS HEADER --> ></head> > ><body> > ><p>get it here </p> > ><p><a >href=3D"http://confer.medic4salez.com/index.php?id=3D149";>order here= ></a></p> > >embroil dougherty scent ></body> > ></html> > >----5176249643875478-- > > > > > >------------------------------------ >This is the Juneau-LUG mailing list. >To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to >juneau-lug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in >the subject header. > ------------------------------------ This is the Juneau-LUG mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to juneau-lug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject header.