In my copy of the message, the "To:" line = was indeed filled with "vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com"

It appears to have come to me via the list and not = directly.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of t
> Sent: Monday, May 22, 2000 12:17 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: 900 Line Wendy Steiner Ad on our = list???-----Ugh!!!
>
>
> Sorry, that is not what is taking place here. = Somebody has joined the
> group and taken our e-mail addresses and sold = them to Spammers.
> The notices that come in do not have
> "vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" in = the
> "To" field if they were merely = posting. They have swiped our e-mail
> addresses. There isn't much we can do about it = I am afraid. I
> am merely
> suprised it hasn't happened sooner.
>
> tim o'brien
>
> "Carrington, Tom" wrote:
> >
> > Yes, we all got it. :(
> >
> > Pure, unadulterated SPAM.
> >
> > Considering that this is the second time = in 3 days that we
> have all been
> > spammed, maybe we need to make a change to = help stop it.
> >
> > You see, the Vanagon mail list is an = "open" mail list. You
> don't have to be
> > subsribed to the list in order to use it. = That means
> *anybody* can send an
> > e-mail message to = "vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com" and it will
> get distributed to
> > all 800+ members.
> >
> > I can set the server up so that only = subscribed listmembers can post
> > messages. While that would help stop SPAM = messages, it may
> also make it
> > harder for non-members to ask questions. = And we do see that
> from time to
> > time - Sort of  those "Hi, I'm = not on the list but can you
> tell me why my
> > Van does this funny thing?" = messages.
> >
> > This would be a major change in policy, = and i won't enact
> it without some
> > feeedback first. How about those = interested *p-mail* me at
> > tcarrington@relitech.com and I will report = back in a week
> or so with the
> > number of those for/against. I'll also = discuss it with Ron
> (Coyote), the
> > list co-administrator.
> >
> > Your Vanagon list admin,
> > TomC
> > tcarrington@relitech.com
> > http://www.relitech.com/tomc
> > http://volksweb.relitech.com
> > 85 Vanagon Crew Cab
> > 82 Westy diesel=>gas = conversion
> > 65 Notchback
> >
> > > Hello from Atlanta---did anyone else = get the  "set up
> your own adult
> > > $#@@*&^ business ad" on the = list Sunday PM?
> > > Is this Spam like a virus, or is it = worse?  Help!! List Police!!!!
> > >
>