Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-07 Thread AlunFoto
Unfortunately, it's enough to be member of the PDML if the infected party is using a POP3/IMAP/Exchange client to read the List, rather than using webmail. The mail address of a poster is stored in the header of all mails and can be scavenged from the inbox and/or sent elements by the 'bot.

OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a PDMLer who has contacted me offlist, or one of their other correspondents, has had their address book

Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Larry Colen
On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:42:33PM +0100, Bob W wrote: I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a PDMLer who has contacted me offlist, or one of

RE: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a PDMLer who has contacted me offlist, or one of their other correspondents, has had their

Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Could be. A 1 in 26x26x26x26 chance = about 1 in 450,000. The other 449,999 probably also got hit, at a cost of $0.00 each to the spammer. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Luiz Felipe
Nothing unusual here so far, Bob. I suspect my address was not among the harvested. LF Bob W escreveu: I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a

Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Luiz Felipe
I believe the list as a whole would receive spam in this case. Seems a problem with only part of the users - maybe just a few. I received only the usual mail charge. LF Matthew Hunt escreveu: On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 5:57 PM, Bob W p...@web-options.com wrote: Could be. A 1 in 26x26x26x26

Re: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Doug Franklin
Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:42:33PM +0100, Bob W wrote: I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a PDMLer who has contacted me

RE: OT: Phishing spam

2009-04-06 Thread Bob W
Larry Colen wrote: On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 10:42:33PM +0100, Bob W wrote: I received some phishing spam on this email address today. I only use it for PDML and for replies to offlist emails from PDMLers. In the PDML archives the email addresses are hidden. Ergo, a PDMLer who has