On Sun April 15 2007, Carlos E. R. scratched these words onto a coconut shell, hoping for an answer: > The Sunday 2007-04-15 at 08:14 -0500, Billie Erin Walsh wrote: > > I just gotta ask. Why do you use the signature thing? > > > > This is just about the only list I have ever seen it used. > > Me, I use it because around a year or more ago some one took to > impersonate me and others, using our email address to grosly insult > other people he disliked. He used my address a lot. > > That didn't happen in this list, it was in the Spanish list, but > since then I always pgp sign almost all my emails. It may not ever > happen again, but once bitten... > > And then, there are spammers. I know for certain that some spam email > is circulating around with my email address in the "from" header. I > know because now and then I get the bounces; for instance, some one > tried to send email to this list using my older address. If > challenged, I can say they are not mine as they are not signed. > Actually if you use linux for your email work, on lists etc. You can usually deny and prove you didn't send the message via headers.. the stuff the OSes put into the headers is different . If you don't have Windows on the computer you are even better off. Most of the stuff can be faked, but most of the spammers and scripties are lazy sods, and they don't bother, so the headers are full of MS references .. linux , naturally puts in linux references. Take a look at em sometimes.
Usually the first thing you notice is the reference to MS Outlook.. duh! Even the Feebies could come look and would have to agree there are not any open Windows on any of my boxen. ( no Windows at all, or ever on this one especially <VBG>) I understand the problem you had tho, and rigorous denials are essential , but you might as well add all the facts that you have at your disposal when someone claims you are spamming them. -- j I've lived in the real world enough, we're all here because we ain't all there. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
