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Date:	Mon, 15 Jul 2002 20:18:56 PST7
From:	"Gary Wong" <gary.wong@sbcglobal.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	< "scoug-help@scoug.com" > scoug-help@scoug.com >
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Very clever, these !*#%&!* spammers

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Jordan, on my ATTGLOBAL.NET user-ID, someone has forged my e-mail address
into the "From:" and "Reply-To:" sections. On the one where my e-mail was forged into
the "Reply-To", I got a nasty (as in foul language) e-mail from someone telling me to
knock off.

On Mon, 15 Jul 2002 13:36:48 PST7, J. R. Fox wrote:

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>Yeah, yeah, JunkSpy is still very much on my To Do List. Real soon
>now, I hope. In the meantime, I marvel at the inventiveness of the
>blighted, bleeping so-an-so's who propagate this crud. Earthlink used
>to be a lot more resistant to this stuff than Pac Bell, with its open
>door policy, but a fair amount is getting through over there now as
>well. The other day, I received one that purportedly came from me !
>That's a first, in my experience. Some of the disclaimer from the
>bottom of it is copied in below.
>
>I'd just like to know, how'd they do that ? Randall -- if you're
>monitoring this -- inquiring minds want to know !
>
>Jordan
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>P.S.: if there is any way to make spam bounce back to the sender,
>marked undeliverable, that would be a great feature to add.
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>"Your email address was automatically inserted into the To and From
>addresses to eliminate undeliverables which waste bandwidth and cause
>internet congestion. Your email or webserver IS NOT being used for the
>sending of this mail. No-one else is receiving emails from your
>address. You may utilize the removal link below if you do not wish to
>receive this mailing."
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