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OT: Spam Mail on List?


From: Tim Rohrer <snort () metbymail com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 18:19:58 -0800

All,

I have noticed an increase in spam to my personal accounts. I have successfully dodged spammers for several years by creating new e-mail addresses for myself for different purposes. For example, snort () metbymail com is an address I have only used with this mail list. My two personal addresses at home have survived without getting spammed for years until just recently when they are suddenly both being used. (This occurred before I signed up for the Snort mailing list and I am not trying to draw a connection between the two events.) Within days of my signing up for the Snort Users list, I started getting spam to that address as well. I am writing to you all to ask if anyone else gets spam to the addresses they have used on this list. I just want to rule that possibility out. This will leave two other possibilities for me:

1) Comcast (or someone with access to their mail server) who recently took over our broadband network from ATT has captured my outgoing e-mail addresses and has sold or provided them to advertisers. 2) My personal server (which was not being used for outgoing messages) has been taken over and nothing on my home network is safe : ( I have done some checks of my server and do not see anything out of the ordinary.

I do apologize for posting this message here, I just want to ensure my facts are correct before I approach Comcast.

Thanks.

Tim



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