Dear Jon, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is the e-mail address of the Lute Society.
Best wishes, Stewart. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Lute List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Fw: Lute fraud warning, and concert notices. > Wow, did I goof. I sent this original to the very address that I suspected > was spamming us. I now forward the original and my response to the lute > list. And should [EMAIL PROTECTED] be legitimate I apologise, but suggest you > write me on proper internet list protocol. > > JWM > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon Murphy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2004 5:12 AM > Subject: Re: Lute fraud warning, and concert notices. > > > > You are now about to be exposed to Murphy's Laws on computer messages. It > is > > quite possible that the sender of this message ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is > > legitimate and a member of this list. But the "caveat message", included > > below, has all the characteristics of Spam. > > > > Firstly, if there is a bunch of CAPITAL letters that say "Warning" then > look > > carefully at the message. > > > > Next, if the message is formatted in HTML (as this one is) and your list > > doesn't usually use HTML then look carefully (HTML formats for the Web, > and > > you will see the format by the "=20" and other such formatting things. > > > > Lastly, there is no name, and the reference is to an "friend" or "member". > > > > I may be new to the lute, but I've been running lists on the internet > since > > before there was a web - back to the days when only the techies were on > the > > 'net. I could make a long list of Murphy's Laws on recognizing the > > fraudulent, but I'll just leave it with this last. Often the most > fraudulent > > is the one who claims to warn you of fraud. > > > > Best, Jon
