Date : Wed, 11 May 2005 23:43:56 +0200
From : "Peter Van Ek" <vanekp@...>
Subject: Re: Beeb versus Master?
Here are the headers of two spam mails that came through on 07th & 09th to
the mailing list.
Received: from avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk (rhubarb.cloud9.co.uk
[81.2.109.194]) by zwnts40exh.netconnect.co.zw with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange
Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21)
id J5M9ZHMP; Mon, 9 May 2005 21:06:49 +0200
Received: Received by MWTSP.DLL from [81.2.109.194].
Received: from majordomo by avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk with local (Exim 4.10)
id 1DVDFg-0005t0-00
for bbc-micro-outgoing@...; Mon, 09 May 2005 19:45:12 +0100
Received: from [221.149.144.193] (helo=81.2.109.194)
by avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.10)
id 1DVDFd-0005ss-00; Mon, 09 May 2005 19:45:10 +0100
Received: from unknown (HELO speakeasy.net)
by speakeasy.net with DES-EIX3-SHA encrypted SMTP
for <MDLGRJGS@...>; Mon, 09 May 2005 16:44:34 -0300
X-MSReally-From: majordomo@...
Message-Id: <FEDFF0A8.38F5.11D6-B6AD.0930ECC06@...>
Date: Mon, 09 May 2005 13:44:34 -0600
From: "Raymond Stout" <MDLGRJGS@...>
To: <james@...>
Reply-To: <james@...>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: [BBC-Micro] Summer soon!
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on
avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=3.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,HTML_50_60,
HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_04,HTML_MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY,RCVD_NUMERIC_HELO,
SARE_HTML_MANY_BR05 autolearn=no version=2.60
X-Spam-Level: ***
Precedence: bulk
Sender: Majordomo List Manager <majordomo@...>
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.0.308 [266.11.6]
Received: from avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk (rhubarb.cloud9.co.uk
[81.2.109.194]) by zwnts40exh.netconnect.co.zw with SMTP (Microsoft Exchange
Internet Mail Service Version 5.5.2650.21)
id J5M9Y9P2; Sat, 7 May 2005 04:30:59 +0200
Received: Received by MWTSP.DLL from [81.2.109.194].
Received: from majordomo by avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk with local (Exim 4.10)
id 1DUE2z-0001tR-00
for bbc-micro-outgoing@...; Sat, 07 May 2005 02:24:01 +0100
Received: from vil93-5-82-230-197-243.fbx.proxad.net ([82.230.197.243])
by avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk with smtp (Exim 4.10)
id 1DUE2r-0001t6-00; Sat, 07 May 2005 02:23:57 +0100
Received: from unknown (HELO speakeasy.net)
by speakeasy.net with DES-NQM3-SHA encrypted SMTP
for <VZNDMLYB@...>; Sat, 07 May 2005 00:20:56 -0200
X-MSReally-From: majordomo@...
Message-Id: <FEDFF0A8.53F5.11D6-B6AD.7370ECC06@...>
Date: Sat, 07 May 2005 08:18:56 +0600
From: "Corine Peacock" <VZNDMLYB@...>
To: <james@...>
Reply-To: <james@...>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Subject: [BBC-Micro] women will love you
X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on
avarice.corp.cloud9.co.uk
X-Spam-Status: No, hits=2.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_50,HTML_50_60,
HTML_IMAGE_ONLY_04,HTML_MESSAGE,MIME_HTML_ONLY,SARE_HTML_MANY_BR05
autolearn=no version=2.60
X-Spam-Level: **
Precedence: bulk
Sender: Majordomo List Manager <majordomo@...>
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.0.308 [266.11.5]
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Ripley" <jon@...>
To: "BBC-Micro" <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] Beeb versus Master?
> Mike Tomlinson wrote:
> > Yes, I have. I have been deleting it on sight, but when the next one
> > comes through, will examine the headers. I don't think it's coming via
> > the mailing list, as my email client automatically sorts mail from the
> > list into a pseudo-newsgroup, whereas the spam is ending up in my inbox.
>
> I have not received a single spam from this group that I can remember.
> No...wait a sec, IIRC one may have slipped through the net in May last
year.
>
> > I suspect the spammers have harvested a list of email addresses from one
> > of the list archives out on the web.
>
> It would be *impossible* for any spammer however talented to harvest
> your email address, or the email address of any member, from the BBC
> Micro Mailing List Archive or its mirror.
>
> For instance, your email address when published on the archive is listed
> as mike@... and there is no way that your posting address could be
> determined from it.
>
> Very few email addresses appear on the archive in plaintext, one is
> bmlarchive@... This address appears on every page
> and receives almost no spam.
>
> Take a peek at the archive at http://nelsonit.net/~jon/BBCMicro/ and see
> for yourself.
>
> Have fun,
> Jon Ripley
> --
> http://jonripley.com/
>
>
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