I'd hoped there'd been progress in that regard.
Harrumph.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Streeter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <videoblogging@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 7:31 AM
Subject: [videoblogging] Re: help needed with spam identity theft !!
(offtopic, but...)
>I really doubt that it's something that complicated, or a virus. I
> think they're probably just spoofing her domain name. Using it as the
> return address for their spam.
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> If this is the case there really isn't anything you can do about it.
> It's one of the big flaws of email.
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> Bill Streeter
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> --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Adrian Miles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>> around the 18/5/06 Jen Simmons mentioned about [videoblogging] help
>> needed with spam identity theft !! (of that:
>> >I have my own server (Redhat Linux) which hosts jensimmons.com among
>> >other sites. I do not have Spam Assassin installed ('cause I don't know
>> >how to do it / I don't know UNIX), so I get a ton of spam. I expect
>> >that spammers are not actually running anything through my box, so I
>> >can't block them or stop them from my end -- is this right?? Or maybe
>> >I'm misunderstanding what is happening, and I can do something --
>> >install something / report something....
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>> you probably have open mail relay on your mail server. this lets
>> anyone use it to send their email through from anywhere else, much
>> beloved of spammers. <URL:
>> http://www.mail-abuse.com/enduserinfo.html > should be able to help
>> (if this is the problem). you need to ensure your mail server only
>> sends from known (legitimate) accounts.
>> --
>> cheers
>> Adrian Miles
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