Re: [sqr-users] About Viruses

["Edwin Hommes" <hommes@bluewin.ch>]

Ian,

Unfortunately there is software on the interne that will just search entire 
sites, especially newsgroups for email adresses.
The standard answer most providers give you, ie not to reply to the email, is 
unfortunately useless as your emailaddress will be tested by the spammer or 
virus sender and as long as the mail does not bounce, it appearantly is a 
correct address. You can ask you system administrator to investigate the source 
server, usually an open proxy, and block all mails coming from that particular 
IP address. Unforunately there are too many open proxies which means once one 
server has been shut off, the spammer will just take the next one. An other 
option is to register with spamcop.net and send your mails there. This free 
service traces the origin of the mail and prepares a report for the 
administrator of the particular server. As long as it is not illegal to spam, 
the only thing one can do is complain.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Mills" <Ian.Mills@orix.com.au>
To: <sqr-users@sqrug.org>
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 1:23 AM
Subject: [sqr-users] About Viruses


> Hi Everyone,
> 
> In the last couple of weeks I have been receiving unsolicited e-mails,
> some containing viruses, to me work e-mail account. This SQR User Group
> is one of only a few places I have my work e-mail account nominated. I
> was wondering if anyone else on this group had started receiving similar
> e-mails. They seem to be sent from the UK.
> 
> I hope nobody else is effected.
> 
> Regards,
> Ian Mills
> 
> 
> 
> 


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