New mailing list scam

[Christofer C. Bell]

On Apr 3, 2005 12:21 PM, Ben Steeves <ben.steeves at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Apr 3, 2005 12:12 PM, David Hoffman <dhoffman2004 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Apr 2, 2005 9:25 PM, Bob Rowlands <browlands53 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > >     I have never subscribed or recieved conformation
> > > > from
> > > > this .com re: their 'list'so its a scam,anybody else
> > > > seeing
> > > > similar.
> >
> > I got it too. I don't know if it's a scam or what... but apparently
> > they are using mailman for something, and it shows I am subscribed.
> >
> > I used a dummy account to send a message to the list requester asking
> > for list information and it bounced... from yet another domain.
> >
> > Something is screwy there... so into the filter they go.
> 
> It looks to me like they are setting up a mailing list to use for spam
> purposes, but don't understand the software very well.  I unsubscribed
> myself and then set up a filter (if you don't unsubscribe, the mails
> will get sent and rejected at the receiving end, which means more junk
> mail flying around the 'net and more work for my server).

That's the beauty of free software.  It can be used for any purpose,
even sending spam.  ;-/ Ironic, no? :-)

-- 
Chris

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