Date   : Tue, 24 Oct 2006 23:09:06
From   : Mick Champion <RS432@...>
Subject: Re: [OT] Spam Coming through mailing list

Ian Wolstenholme wrote:
> I've been getting these messages as well, but I don't think they
> are coming through the mailing list as such,
>
I agree.

> For what it's worth, I have noticed a massive increase in unwanted
> messages arriving in my website "catch-all" mailbox in the last month.
>
I hadn't received any regular spam until about a month ago. Now I get at
least 30 a day. All obscene! I have set up11 porn rules on the server in
the last week with at least 100 keywords but it is difficult to keep up.
Not only are words in the subject s'pelt with spa*cer characters but
they also have exxtraa rrepeatedd lettterss and often use a capital "I"
instead of an"l" and vice verca. Very difficult to tell the difference
between I and l when on the subject line.

I know for certain that in my case, these messages can not have
originated from the BBC micro mailing list. The e-mail destination for
the spam has never been used for this list. It sounds like the same or
at least very similar spam though.


regards,

Mick