On 2026-06-12 at 10:38 -0700, Randolf Richardson, Postmaster via mailop
wrote:
>         The word "rechnung" is German for "invoice" according to
> Google.
> 
>         It's reasonable for companies sending invoices in PDF format
> to 
> include the word "invoice" in the filenames.  This makes it easier 
> for customers to find invoices when searching their local file 
> systems, and I know some end users who do exactly that instead of 
> organizing files into folders (they often don't utilize eMail
> folders 
> either, although I've had some success convincing people to change 
> their habits in this regard with positive results -- overall it's an 
> uphill battle, unfortunately).
> 
>         So if a German company includes the word "rechnung" in the
> filenames 
> of their invoices, I don't really see why it should be a trigger, so 
> I guess I'm missing something here.

Well, if you are a target for malware messages targetted to Germans,
but you don't speak German, flagging as malicious any email in German
would be a good signal.

Of course, once that you start having German customers, it may no
longer be a suitable rule :)


FWIW, I remember seeing the real Apple login page and thinking it
really looked like a phishing page. I didn't use Apple services, but
was exposed to many phishing pages...


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