Date:         Tue, 25 Sep 2001 04:36:19 -0400
Reply-To:     Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Collum <collum@BANGORNEWS.INFI.NET>
Subject:      Re: spammed after sending to the list ?
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Hmmmmm .... I have posted to the list a number of times recently and have never received any spam such as Wolfgang describes.

I'm running Windoze and IE 5.

Just ran a virus scan using the latest Norton definitions and found nothing.

Mike
'84 GL

----- Original Message -----
From: "wolfgang" <wolfgang@PIPELINE.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2001 12:40 AM
Subject: Re: spammed after sending to the list ?


> On 24 Sep 2001, at 21:51, Joel Walker wrote:
>
> > > I've lurked on the list for some time, and then only a week ago,
> > > joined and sent a message.  Within a day or two, I got a spam from a
> > > porn site about Snow White and the seven dwarves.  I've never used
> > > this email address for anything but that posting to the list.
> > > Today, I got another one, same porn site, same message.
> >
> > it's a virus. somebody on some list you're on is sending it out and
> > probably doesn't know it. i don't think it's anyone on this list,
> > cause i haven't gotten it in weeks now. might want to ask on the other
> > lists.
> >
> > joel
> >
>
> Well, if it's a virus, it is definitely from someone on the list.  I have
> used this email address ONLY for this list - that's it.  So all list
> members better run a virus scan.