I think these emails are a type of 'cookie hack', or at least they appear to be. I wouldn't know without looking at the source of the pages that the links reference, and I'm just not into trying to track it down. The short explanation would be that the linked page utilizes a redirect to a page that sits on a site that uses the same 'msn', 'yahoo', or 'google' domain, which allows it to pull the login cookie the user has for their gmail, yahoo, or hotmail account. It doesn't allow them to really take over the account, but it would let them send emails as that user.
So, it's another instance of "don't click on the shit you get in your email". This person probably doesn't even know it is going on, and they are also probably not in any danger of having their account completely hijacked. I'm also not an expert of any sort when it comes to hacking, so I am probably also wrong. :) Anyway, I think what I'm trying to say is 'be careful', and that the person probably doesn't deserve to be booted from the list. I just hope they have learned something from this. -- Matt _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
