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On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 22:25:29 -0700, "Starlord"
wrote: There are always spammers looking for new e-mail address from the posters here, they have software that auto collects all such from here. That's why you either have to use a spam block, a fake return address, or like I do, Won't putting REMOVE in your return e-mail, such as" help? I've noticed that many people put such things in their e-mails and hope that those who do reply are smart enough to do just that--REMOVE "remove". Your two-cents? Mark Ferrante a service (free) that filters out the spam. |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:16:30 -0400, TK
wrote: On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 16:39:26 GMT, Roger Halstead wrote: On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:44:25 GMT, John Ferman wrote: ... This is where I have a problem with the ISPs filtering. They, in general just send the user a message telling you some one (address included) sent you a virus, but they don't include the headers. You need to use the IP, not the return address. This is not reliable either. Microsoft left a hole in their IP stack that allows spoofing of source IP addresses too. There is a good article at the Gibson Research site about this - it is called a reflected DOS attack. True, it's not what you'd call reliable, but it ...as a guess it probably about 4 or 5 times more accurate than using the actual e-mail address...which isn't saying a lot. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) TK ... Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) |
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On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:16:30 -0400, TK
wrote: On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 16:39:26 GMT, Roger Halstead wrote: On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 03:44:25 GMT, John Ferman wrote: ... This is where I have a problem with the ISPs filtering. They, in general just send the user a message telling you some one (address included) sent you a virus, but they don't include the headers. You need to use the IP, not the return address. This is not reliable either. Microsoft left a hole in their IP stack that allows spoofing of source IP addresses too. There is a good article at the Gibson Research site about this - it is called a reflected DOS attack. True, it's not what you'd call reliable, but it ...as a guess it probably about 4 or 5 times more accurate than using the actual e-mail address...which isn't saying a lot. Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) TK ... Roger Halstead (K8RI EN73 & ARRL Life Member) www.rogerhalstead.com N833R World's oldest Debonair? (S# CD-2) |
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