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| Thread ID: 51699 | 2004-11-28 01:37:00 | Wrong Surname on OE E-Mail | Poppa John (284) | Press F1 |
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| 297093 | 2004-11-28 01:37:00 | Hi All. I got a "Message" spam from a "FW john.horsfell @ Xtra dot co dot nz. This is NOT my surname, so how can it get into MY Xtra mail box?? PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 297094 | 2004-11-28 01:46:00 | Might be a spam or a worm which can spoof email addresses. It may have arrived from someone you know / their address book, and just altered the email slightly. | Spacemannz (808) | ||
| 297095 | 2004-11-28 02:02:00 | That was the address in the "to:" box when the email was sent. All the others (including yours) were in the "BCC" or equivalent field, so you don't see them. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 297096 | 2004-11-28 03:46:00 | Most people dont know what the BCC is for so dont use it, they think safety in numbers ??? and pass all address's to every one else, which is a painful operation, due to the new amount of people getting the addy. presuming you did mean the actual email was for you and not just spam PJ? beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 297097 | 2004-11-28 04:06:00 | Anyone who fails to use BCC in a group email that includes my address usually wakes up sharing the bed with a (very) dead horses head. Using a full list in the To: or CC: fields simply distributes your address to a large number of PC's, any of which can get infected and pass on your email to hundreds more, which pass them on to hundreds more.... And people wonder why they get spam... PJ, if you need a supply of horses to cull for heads, let me know. I have friends in low places. |
godfather (25) | ||
| 297098 | 2004-11-28 04:13:00 | LOL i didnt say i dont use BCC so i am safe....?:| i understand how i get spam, but wonder why i bother to be so safe at times when the amount of spam mail i get a day........ i could be very generous to others and pay them in kind...:0 and give them the joy of spam for miles too...... no horse's heads needed here Goddie, anyway thought the horse's you had were in tins????? :0 beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 297099 | 2004-11-28 04:18:00 | I do not recognise the name John.horsfall at all. I do not send out group e-mails PJ GF Maryann is in CH CH at the moment . PJ |
Poppa John (284) | ||
| 297100 | 2004-11-28 04:23:00 | :o And she left you home alone???????? are you safe to be left alone with her precious computer PJ ??? :p LOL hope she gets home safe and sound and the house is still intact for her when she gets here PJ. beetle |
beetle (243) | ||
| 297101 | 2004-11-28 04:28:00 | Just watch it cheeky young beetle, else I will drop in with a can of spray &* Exterminate* you !!!!! :D :D PJ | Poppa John (284) | ||
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