[TN-Bird] ADVISORY: Junk mail to TN-Birds

From: "Wallace Coffey" <jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: "TN-birds" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:23:11 -0400
TN-Birders:
I am sure many subscribers noticed the junk mail that came to you regarding a 
deadline to sign up for a  "green card." 

It had to happen eventually. 

TN-Birds probably averages well over a hundred span messages addressed to the 
list each month.  The security provision of TN-Birds has been highly successful 
at catching  spam and deleting it from the list before it is sent to 
subscribers.

I am sent a report on every such attempt.  The security provision is automated. 
 The reports I receive as moderator look something like this:

Request received for list 'tn-bird' via request address.
>> Treasure Chest Sweepstakes Lottery 
Unknown command.
>> An Affiliate of the GREEK NATIONAL LOTTERY 
Unknown command.
>> Kifisou 62 Av. GR-121 32 Peristeri, 
Unknown command.

Today's spam message came from the address gtte@xxxxxxxxxxx which subscribed to 
TN-Birds on Sept. 17, 2004 at 3:48 p.m.   I saw it come in and it looked like a 
harmless subscriber.   Suspicious addresses are usually checked out or quickly 
blocked.  The
gtte@xxxxxxxxxxx address has been blocked and locked.  I hope that is the end 
of such problems for the near future.

I regret that one got past the system.  It won't be the last time.
You should take comfort in knowing that messages handled by the TN-Birds 
listserv are scaned with virus protection software.  So this means all 
precautions are taken.

Let's go birding...

Wallace Coffey
Moderator TN-Birds
Bristol, TN
 
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