OT: Inundated with bogus(?) warnings I'm infected

Mike McCarty Mike.McCarty at sbcglobal.net
Thu Sep 14 18:08:01 UTC 2006


Tim wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-09-13 at 05:33 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote:
> 
>>Would someone please help me in interpreting the headers
>>from these messages so I can ascertain where they originate,
> 
> 
> Take a look at the headers, as a message goes through a mail server, it
> adds its address above the last one.  So the one closest to the bottom
> is the originator.

Well, yes. But the last time I tried that, someone [not here]
commented that I had mis-read the forged header.

> However, be aware that a spammer may well send through a few servers
> before leaving out for the wide world.  You can end up making a report
> directly to a spammer.

Yes, that's always possible. But unless the spammer is his own ISP,
reporting to the ISP of the spammer should be effective.

Mike
-- 
p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}
This message made from 100% recycled bits.
You have found the bank of Larn.
I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you.
I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!




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