[NTLK] Fwd: just a message

[Dennis Swaney]

It is especially easy with Outlook address books. Spammers use malware to
enter a Windows PC, harvest all the contacts, then use those contacts as
from addresses on their spam messages.

Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney

"I think, therefore I Mac"

On Wed, Jun 8, 2016 at 8:45 PM, L.W. Brown <lwb at mac.com> wrote:

> Unfortunately, spoofing can originate from anywhere.
> ;-(
> So - maybe, creating a new account is all that's left...
> ;-(
>
> Sent from 6s+
>
> > On Jun 8, 2016, at 20:24, Forrest <newtonphoenix at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > Understood, Grant. Pretty sure it’s not from me though (I mean, is there
> any clear indication that it is? I can’t see from this end).
> >
> > I’ve changed my password AGAIN, I might have to just delete this account.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > --Forrest
> >
> > "The idea that Bill Gates has appeared like a knight in shining armour
> to lead all customers out of a mire of technological chaos neatly ignores
> the fact that it was he who, by peddling second-rate technology, led them
> into it in the first place."
> > --Douglas Adams
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >> On Jun 8, 2016, at 8:09 PM, Grant Hutchinson <grant at splorp.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 2016-06-08, at 8:48 PM, Forrest wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Yeah this one is NOT from me…that’s not my signature at the bottom.
> >>> (“http://newtontalk.net <http://newtontalk.net/>
> >>> http://twitter.com/newtontalk <http://twitter.com/newtontalk>”)
> >>
> >> Actually, that's the footer that is automatically inserted into all
> messages posted to the list.
> >>
> >> Forrest, I may have to place your account into moderation mode again if
> we keep seeing spam (spoofed or not) from your address.
> >>
> >> g.
> >>
> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >> http://newtontalk.net/
> >> http://twitter.com/newtontalk
> >
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> > http://newtontalk.net/
> > http://twitter.com/newtontalk
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> http://newtontalk.net/
> http://twitter.com/newtontalk
>