Re: getting viruses/spam after posting to this list
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 03:22:34 -0700
Tom <tb.31009.nospam@comcast.net> wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 10:56:13AM +0100, Eliot Stock wrote:
> > After my first post to this list last night, I woke up this morning
> > to find 40 helpful "MS security updates" in my inbox.
> >
> > How are other people dealing with this? Does the list consider this
> > a problem, or is it just up to me to fight this at my server? If so
> > a pointer to any URLs that lay out all the options for server-side
> > spam and virus blocking would be helpful, maybe it's time I
> > installed something. Is obfuscating addresses on the list pointless
> > because harvesters aren't fooled? What's the score?
>
> What I don't understand is, once I accidentally posted with my "real
> email". Immediately, spam.
>
> I used to post with tb.nospam@<domain>, and didn't get any spam for a
> couple months. Then, one. So I switched, and so far, zero.
>
> I wonder why they leave this one alone. (Shrug.)
>
>
> --
>I don't have any problem except on the email account name that I used
>to run when I had 98SE operating (as well as it could).
I've wondered if it is the same for everyone, and that whoever is behind
swen has access to MSs' mailing list?
Regards,
David.
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