Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 01:11:43 -0400 From: "Lou S" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LIB] SPAM ugh...
>I can only guess that Windows and/or MSIE and maybe Netscape, manage to >find email addresses configured into mail clients, and uses them in >response to the mailto HTML tags on websites. > >I'm still wondering if anyone involved in HTML and writing server scripts >might know what's going on with this. > >Matt As I recall reading in the past, someone who knows what he is doing could enable a Java applet or script to delve into your mail client and come up w/the address, unknown if this is really true. I just happen to not run Java on my one browser (Netscape) that allows me email access. I do use it with the browsers (Opera, Internet Explorer) that have no email info imbedded in them but usually turn it on only when needed. Not using it eliminates "pop up" messages/advertisements. Also, make sure you do not "check" the box for "Send email address as anonymous FTP password" if your browser (Netscape) allows for such. Not a good thing to do. Just reading a spam can tell the spammer all he needs to know. I read none of the garbage that comes in. I block everything by domain name if possible but never actually read the spam itself. If the spammer includes a command in the email that tells your browser to go to their Web site to download a jpeg file that wasn't in the email they sent you, they can place a code in that jpeg request so they know it came from a specific email address which will tell them that your email address is active = lots more spam because they can now sell your address as "active" to other lusers of society (spammers). The nice people on news.admin.net-abuse.email can better explain spamming to you, they make an art out of killing spammers accounts, and they're pretty good at it too. Spammers hate news.admin.net-abuse.email If your email account is strictly for the libretto server, then filter mail based on the [LIB] which appears in the subject line of mail from the server. Tell it to only accept mail with "[LIB]" in the subject line, nothing else will get through. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://www.silverace.com/libretto/ - Archives -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
