Gmail is also the free mail account provider of choice for Nigerian/419 spammers to send from because Gmail hides the originating client IP address making filtering them more difficult.
From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:35 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Gmail Enables -SMS TXT Sorry. Completely unclear on my part. I too get very little spam sent TO my gmail account. We were getting dozens of bogus registrations daily on our forum from entities with gmail accounts. If allowed to register, they spam the heck out of the forum with pr0n posts. On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:22 PM, Steve Kelsay wrote: Strange. I have not had any problems whatsoever with spam on Gmail, and I use it voraciously. The spam, filters they have in place seem to have protected me very well. Are you referring to spam being sent TO you, or to someone else using your address? From: Eric Brouwer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2008 12:15 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: OT: Gmail Enables -SMS TXT Probably nothing. Gmail is, or has, become the mail account of choice with spammers. I run a forum for my wife, and we had to ban registrations from gmail accounts. Pity Google does nothing (that I know of) about the abuse. On Dec 11, 2008, at 12:03 PM, Roger Wright wrote: http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10120918-2.html What's to keep spammers from blasting out SMS TXT messages to people from a free Gmail account? Roger Wright Network Administrator Evatone, Inc. 727.572.7076 x388 <image002.jpg> _____ "Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." - William Dement Eric Brouwer IT Manager www.forestpost.com<http://www.forestpost.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 248.855.4333 Eric Brouwer IT Manager www.forestpost.com<http://www.forestpost.com> [EMAIL PROTECTED]<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 248.855.4333 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
