Relay for spam?

Bill Stanley bstanle at wowway.com
Thu May 19 15:55:30 UTC 2011


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> I'd echo the same idea. Unfortunately emails can be spoofed pretty
> much completely. Even the orginating IP. Talk with them, let them know
> the OS you're using. Then ask them how to check. Also ask if they can
> forward a copy of one of the emails to you. It's possible the return email
> address was forged at the very least as well as the senders resulting in
> bounces going back to your account or complaints going to your ISP.
> Hell I see numerous emails out there spoofing a number of my email
> accounts. They claim to be from me but originate elsewhere. It's
> possible that's what's happening and the ISP hasn't looked that closely
> at the headers to determine if they're really c
> In this manual, I will cover with you things that may scare you.oming
> from you

I really was not scared or fooled by this email.  I was just was 
checking to make sure.  Contrary to the belief by some, Linux isn't 
immune to malware.  It is pretty rare and the user does have to do some 
rather stupid stuff.  There is never any harm done in checking.  I 
phoned my ISP (for this kind of thing, I never follow the link provided 
in the email) to check and I also checked on this forum.

Bill Stanley




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