Date   : Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:43:39
From   : "Colin" <cwhill@...>
Subject: Re: [OT] Spam Coming through mailing list

----- Original Message -----
From: "Austin Pass" <austinpass.bbc@...>
To: "Colin" <cwhill@...>; <bbc-micro@...>
Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 11:05 AM
Subject: Re: [BBC-Micro] [OT] Spam Coming through mailing list


> On 23/10/06 22:58, "Colin" <cwhill@...> wrote:
>
> > I don't think this is coming via the list.
> > It's easy (as I am sure you know) to use a fictitious email address without
> > the owner knowing about it.
> > I certainly haven't had any messages through like this (not from the list
> > anyway).
> > I think someone has just selected it as a way of sending you stuff (sounds
> > like they may know you or, at least, be signed up on the list though,
> > doesn't it) ?
> > Don't think there is much anyone can do except to suggest you replace one on
> > your filter if it becomes too much.
> > Colin Hill
>
> I'm getting it quite regularly as well.
>
> Subjects a variation on V*IAGRA with the wildcard replaced with a variety of
> vowels.  About 3 a day at the moment, all exactly as James describes.
>
> -Austin.
>
>
Looks like someone has obtained a partial list of members then ( not
difficult and, alas, quite common) - possibly by joining the list for a
short time and collecting the email addresses (I have probably, up to now,
been missed as I don't contribute very often) and is spoofing the email
address (possibly to avoid spam filters).
I know I have had similar things happen but not with this particular list.
The fact that some are getting them and some are not, does suggest that the
list (other than as an original source), is not to blame and they are not
actually coming via the list (or we would all get them).
As far as I can see, the only solution would be to arrange the list like a
Yahoo group (when "reply" only brings up the list address and not the
individual and "reply all" does the same).
Would that be possible with this list? I think it has been mooted before but
wasn't possible.
Sad world.
Colin Hill.