[PLUG] Getting email that isn't addressed to me, it's really weird...

Marvin J. Kosmal lamsokvr at xprt.net
Sun Nov 16 10:53:01 UTC 2003


On Sun, 2003-11-16 at 10:42, Michael C. Robinson wrote:
> I'm getting a lot of spam that isn't even addressed to me...  Anyone
> else experiencing this?  I've stopped bouncing off of my server and
> redirected to a mailbox I can look at with pine.  My hard drive was
> running all day and I got sick and tired of that.  My spam is at
> somewhere around 70% or higher on average.  
> 
> Has anyone tried locked addresses on all but one email address that
> isn't a standard alias, then give out the special address to send an
> email to to trusted friends?  This way I don't have to keep lists of
> what to deny, just what to accept.  I would retain the ability to have
> someone send me their email address via email so I can learn what it 
> is.  We should have gone to no content accepted until you are
> trusted systems a long time ago only accepting headers with null 
> bodies.  I don't think a header can be more than offensive, I've 
> yet to see a header alone be a virus or worm.
> 


Me too..

here are two..
  
From: 	Microsoft Corporation Security Bulletin
<iorzshjkpkhcu_itndtxz at confidence.msn.com>
To: 	Commercial Consumer <consumer_xxdssnijka at confidence.msn.com>
Subject: 	Newest Internet Security Upgrade
Date: 	16 Nov 2003 12:26:34 -0600


From: 	Net Email Storage System <zmaildaemon at netmail.com>
To: 	mail receiver <client at emailserver.net>
Subject: 	undelivered mail: returned to mailer
Date: 	16 Nov 2003 12:35:00 -0600	





I get these at least once a day that I am sure of..
My filter is having a hard time getting these...

??


> 
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