[PLUG] Spammers on the plug list

Dick Steffens dick at dicksteffens.com
Wed Jul 4 21:20:21 UTC 2018


On 07/04/2018 02:13 PM, Jim Garrison wrote:
> Is the To: address the list or your specific email?
>
> If you examine the headers, does the mail traverse through domain
> spiretech.com, which seems to be the domain hosting the list
> manager.
>
> I'm seeing almost none of the SPAMs people are reporting except
> from the South African helpdesk replies, which likely are not SPAM.
>
> This indicates to me that the emails have been harvested and
> are being used as direct destinations, bypassing the list.  Whether
> they end up "on the list" for you would depend on how you have your mail
> client configured to classify mail and how it identifies list messages.

Alas, I emptied my Junk folder after amassing too many photos. But my 
recollection is that the To: was to me. In addition, at least one of the 
messages used my first name. They all wanted me to go to a website I 
didn't look at (I didn't inspect the link) to get a phone number to call 
them. (Not gonna happen.)

If I get another one I'll collect more details.

-- 
Regards,

Dick Steffens




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