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Author Re: [OT] Spam from this list
Dr.Ruud

2006-10-30, 7:03 pm

"Ron Goral" schreef:

> Is anyone else receiving spam from this list?


I wouldn't know, I don't see much spam at all; every day a lot of
messages addressed to me never even get through the gate. I am using
effectively two e-mail addresses openly for over 12 years now:
rvtol@xs4all.nl rvtol@isolution.nl rvtol+news@isolution.nl (the last one
is a plussed version of the first one, see google "plussed address").


> I use this email address only for this list, so it must be
> originating from someone on it. Any ideas?


That is not how "it" works. This list is not very private, there are
archives and gateways (news://nntp.perl.org/perl.beginners , gmane) and
what not. Further, spammers recombine local and host parts of addresses.

Include the tag [OT] in the Subject next time. Even better: don't post
off-topic messages on any list; find a list that is about spam and post
over there.

--
Affijn, Ruud (doesn't mind [OT] messages much)

"Gewoon is een tijger."

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