Re: Thank you!
On Thu, Aug 21, 2003 at 09:11:54AM +0100, John wrote:
> In message <1061401795.841.0.camel@localhost.localdomain>, Mark C
> <lists@funkypenguin.net> writes
> >On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 09:03, John wrote:
> >>In message <E19pEox-0005Uy-B5@punt-3.mail.demon.net>,
> >>debian-user@lists.debian.org writes
> >>>Please see the attached file for details.
> >>>[ A MIME application / octet-stream part was included here. ]
> >>
> >>PLEASE DELETE NICKY@PERPOL.DEMON.CO.UK FROM YOUR DATABASE
> >
> >Please read the bottom of the emails to the list:
>
> PLEASE DELETE PERPOL.DEMON.CO.UK FROM YOUR DATA BASE
We have no database. In fact, we aren't the ones sending you these
mails. There's a Windows virus going around at the moment that spoofs
innocent parties' addresses to send out huge amounts of junk.
Unfortunately, this hurts both the people receiving the junk and the
people falsely named as sending it (since they get mail bounces, irate
replies, and so on). Unless you're good at tracking down the real source
of the messages, there's nothing much you can do other than improve your
filtering and do your best to ignore the rest, and there's certainly
nothing we can do.
By the way, you might find it useful to know that, in the case of real
junk mailers, sending replies saying "please delete me from your
database" often just confirms that your address is valid and targets you
for more spam. It's only the ethical people who'll actually remove you,
and few spammers are particularly ethical.
Best regards,
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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