Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread dwight via cctalk
I had troubles with a fellow in England using my email address to mail spam. I traced down his IP address and the company that was being used. I sent mail to him a couple times and asked him to stop using my address. I then sent copies of the junk he was sending to his provider and within a

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Lawrence Wilkinson via cctalk
As a moderator, I am quite sure that no spam actually came through the list. On a few occasions the spam has come from a list member's address and gets passed straight through, but that's quite rare. However the number of spam posts to the list exceeds real posts by a factor of about 10. So it's

Re: Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

2020-08-31 Thread Doug Jackson via cctalk
Not fun at all - :-( Kindest regards, Doug Jackson em: d...@doughq.com ph: 0414 986878 Check out my awesome clocks at www.dougswordclocks.com Follow my amateur radio adventures at vk1zdj.net --- Just like an old fashioned letter, this

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Today I received two empty emails from Bill Degnan via this list. No subject and no message body. Googled put them into the Spam folder. Tom Hunter On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 8:38 AM jim stephens via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > > > On 8/31/2020 3:55 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote:

Re: Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

2020-08-31 Thread Tom Hunter via cctalk
Not funny if your prized treasures fall victim to it. :-( On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 10:11 AM Chuck Guzis via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 8/31/20 6:21 PM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > > On 8/30/20 6:32 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > >> I now wonder if 25+ years ago during

Re: Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

2020-08-31 Thread Chuck Guzis via cctalk
On 8/31/20 6:21 PM, Steven M Jones via cctalk wrote: > On 8/30/20 6:32 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: >> I now wonder if 25+ years ago during production of the CDROM at the Sony >> factory some rodent relieved itself over one or more PCBs and next >> morning >> the PCB got assembled into a CDROM

Re: Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

2020-08-31 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 9:22 PM Steven M Jones via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > On 8/30/20 6:32 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: > > I now wonder if 25+ years ago during production of the CDROM at the Sony > > factory some rodent relieved itself over one or more PCBs and next >

Factory Rodent Urine, was Re: Sun SPARCstation LX boot from CDROM?

2020-08-31 Thread Steven M Jones via cctalk
On 8/30/20 6:32 AM, Tom Hunter via cctalk wrote: I now wonder if 25+ years ago during production of the CDROM at the Sony factory some rodent relieved itself over one or more PCBs and next morning the PCB got assembled into a CDROM drive. I've heard of "factory rust" and "factory oil leaks,"

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread jim stephens via cctalk
On 8/31/2020 3:55 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk wrote: Anybody else on cctech/cctalk receive a blatant spam today from an outfit called "SparkPost" with "OptIn Live" in the subject? Regards, Peter Coghlan. i've found that someone who has had their emails in someones inbox may get their

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Chris Zach via cctalk
Yeah, I run spf and DKIM on the crystel.com domain here, I'm not giving up my personal bit of string to give google control of my mail. SPF has helped a lot to be honest, every once in awhile I get a surge of reports from the big guys and I know someone's trying to spoof my From: Annoying,

Re: IBM 3270 compatible terminal connected to Hercules IBM mainframe emulator.

2020-08-31 Thread Connor Krukosky via cctalk
Wow Mattis this looks great, fantastic work! I will see if I can solder up a unit from what you have up on github on a perf board (I should have a few bluepills kicking around) and see if I can assist in some way with testing on a 3174-61R I have. Unfortunately its the only one I have and I

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Paul Koning via cctalk
> On Aug 31, 2020, at 6:55 PM, Peter Coghlan via cctalk > wrote: > > Anybody else on cctech/cctalk receive a blatant spam today from an outfit > called "SparkPost" with "OptIn Live" in the subject? > > Regards, > Peter Coghlan. Nope. Keep in mind that criminals often forge source

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Bill Degnan via cctalk
Gmail flags a lot of messages from cctalk/tech as spam but I did not get that one On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 7:38 PM Doug Jackson via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Not me either, > > But I pass all of my email through gmail, and it filters out all of the > spam for me anyway. > > A

Re: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Doug Jackson via cctalk
Not me either, But I pass all of my email through gmail, and it filters out all of the spam for me anyway. A couple of years ago, some helpful person selected my email for sending millions of messages and it broke my email environment, the only way I could get it working again was to either

RE: Spam

2020-08-31 Thread mazzinia--- via cctalk
Not me -Original Message- From: cctalk On Behalf Of Peter Coghlan via cctalk Sent: 01 September 2020 00:55 To: cctalk@classiccmp.org Subject: Spam Anybody else on cctech/cctalk receive a blatant spam today from an outfit called "SparkPost" with "OptIn Live" in the subject? Regards,

Spam

2020-08-31 Thread Peter Coghlan via cctalk
Anybody else on cctech/cctalk receive a blatant spam today from an outfit called "SparkPost" with "OptIn Live" in the subject? Regards, Peter Coghlan.