Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread Mike Feher
: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress I am a long time user of e-pay and did not get the message. So, I too, smell a rat !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/23/2013 7:22 AM, J. Forster wrote: > I'm inclined to think it is genuine, but

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread J. Forster
> In message <54941.12.226.214.5.1366726922.squir...@popaccts.quikus.com>, > "J. Fo > rster" writes: > >>It concerns me that eBays message FAILS the authentication test they >>themselves advocate. > > I think that is because this message does not come out of their > backoffice systems, but rather o

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread Richard Solomon
I am a long time user of e-pay and did not get the message. So, I too, smell a rat !! 73, Dick, W1KSZ On 4/23/2013 7:22 AM, J. Forster wrote: I'm inclined to think it is genuine, but: As part of their security protocol, eBay tells you to check 'My Messages' by logging onto your account from t

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread Poul-Henning Kamp
In message <54941.12.226.214.5.1366726922.squir...@popaccts.quikus.com>, "J. Fo rster" writes: >It concerns me that eBays message FAILS the authentication test they >themselves advocate. I think that is because this message does not come out of their backoffice systems, but rather out of their lo

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread Robert Darlington
They're legit, I think it's important to collect sales or gross receipts tax on orders as normal, and see no reason why there should be an exemption for Internet sales, nor any reason why we're discussing it on this mailing list! -Bob On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:22 AM, J. Forster wrote: > I'm in

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread J. Forster
I'm inclined to think it is genuine, but: As part of their security protocol, eBay tells you to check 'My Messages' by logging onto your account from the eBay home page. The 'Contact Congress' message is not in 'My Messages'. It concerns me that eBays message FAILS the authentication test they t

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-23 Thread WB6BNQ
Hi John, I also got one of these emails. It appears to be genuine, especially as two different sources directed to by Drudgereport, are talking about a rush to pass Internet tax regulation during this week without time for people to review the proposal and the White House pushing the same point.

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread lists
arksnow Sender: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:55:56 To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Reply-To: Discussion of precise time and frequency measurement Subject: Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress Just check the mail header (viewing message

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread David I. Emery
On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 06:13:43AM -0700, J. Forster wrote: > Hi, > > I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning. > It is a request to contact Congress about sales taxes on internet sales. > > It APPEARS to be genuine, but I'm unconvinced. > > Has anybody else receiv

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Christopher Quarksnow
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Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Donald Henderickx
ps.com To subscribe to the fun with wood group send a blank email to funwithwood-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: "J. Forster" To: Cc: Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 8:13 AM Subject: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress Hi, I recieved a very odd communicat

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Peter Gottlieb
I'm guessing it's real: http://www.ebaymainstreet.com/news Of course, as always, don't go clicking on random links... On 4/22/2013 12:14 PM, J. Forster wrote: I did trace the headers back via SpamCop before posting. The originating ISP looked sort of eBayish, sort of not eBayish... inconcl

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Max Robinson
oup send a blank email to funwithwood-subscr...@yahoogroups.com - Original Message - From: "J. Forster" To: Cc: Sent: Monday, April 22, 2013 8:13 AM Subject: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress Hi, I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Randy D. Hunt
On 4/22/2013 6:13 AM, J. Forster wrote: Hi, I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning. It is a request to contact Congress about sales taxes on internet sales. It APPEARS to be genuine, but I'm unconvinced. Has anybody else received this email, and is it for real?

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Marco IK1ODO -2
At 18:14 22-04-13, you wrote: I did trace the headers back via SpamCop before posting. The originating ISP looked sort of eBayish, sort of not eBayish... inconclusive... hence the question. -John Ebay emails always start with your nickname. True ebay administrative (billing) emails ALWAYS b

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread J. Forster
I did trace the headers back via SpamCop before posting. The originating ISP looked sort of eBayish, sort of not eBayish... inconclusive... hence the question. -John = > First rule of E-mail forensics: Look at the full headers. Trace the > message's origin path. That'll

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Bruce Lane
First rule of E-mail forensics: Look at the full headers. Trace the message's origin path. That'll tell you in a heartbeat if the thing is genuine or a malware attempt. Keep the peace(es). *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 22-Apr-13 at 06:13 J. Forster wrote: >Hi, > >

Re: [time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread Lizeth Norman
Yup! Grass roots spamming at it's best. On Mon, Apr 22, 2013 at 9:13 AM, J. Forster wrote: > Hi, > > I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning. > It is a request to contact Congress about sales taxes on internet sales. > > It APPEARS to be genuine, but I'm unconvin

[time-nuts] OT: eBay Contact Congress

2013-04-22 Thread J. Forster
Hi, I recieved a very odd communication, apparently from eBay, this morning. It is a request to contact Congress about sales taxes on internet sales. It APPEARS to be genuine, but I'm unconvinced. Has anybody else received this email, and is it for real? Puzzled, -John _