[chat] [plug] [OT} Anti-Spam Spam Spam Spam

[Dion <tenzero@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I heard that there was a new virus out,  I think it was only effective 
against the Ms platform. However it was a trojan that once executed, 
gave the spammer access to your system to distribute more garbage.  The 
application connected to the spammers computer to let him/her know of 
the new acquisition.  The application apparently has its own smtp code 
and can generate and send emails at the request of the remote invader.

Whats scary is, how would one even know if a returned email was simply a 
falsified return to get you to read spam as listed below.  Or something 
that was lurking on ones own system generating the messages and the 
returned email was genuinely being returned from a non existant address.

The fact that they now have to use such underhanded methods that dance a 
fine line over the legalities is great, because it means more of the 
methods they previously used have be closed. And hopefully more of the 
scum will end up locked up or savagely fined for their efforts as they 
move to more clearly illegal methods of privacy invasion.

D.

> And I thought the spam couldn't get any worse:
> today I got a mail system return to sender 'address unknown' for someone
> falsifying my e-mail address as the originating address ... and you'll
> understand if I don't give details of what they were so graciously
> offering 'on my behalf'. Now I can expect a barrage from those indignant
> souls who are so justly offended by the e-mail!  
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> This truly adds insult to injury.
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> Daniel.
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