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Re: Computer Question -- Spoofed e-mails

To: "Joel Zysman" <jpzysman@bellsouth.net>
Subject: Re: Computer Question -- Spoofed e-mails
From: Matt Trebelhorn <matt.lists@trebelhorn.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Feb 2007 20:44:26 -0500
Thanks -- that makes a little more sense.  I've sent the registrar/ 
host (yes, same company) the question about who is spoofing the e- 
mail addresses.  I'll let you know if I hear anything.

I use my mac's spam filtering, and Julie uses the spamfilter at her  
webmail account -- both do a pretty good job of keeping these things  
out.

The bounced messages seem to contain normal spam-y things: messages  
with odd subject lines, offers of diet pills or other pills... I'll  
collect a couple and let you take a look if the registrar/ISP isn't  
helpful.

Thanks for all the responses... looks like this isn't something we  
can expect to fix easily.

Thanks,
Matt & Julie



On Feb 3, 2007, at 8:10 PM, Joel Zysman wrote:

> Oops Sorry Matt, I was not being very clear.  If someone you have  
> sent an
> email to, or has your email address in their Mail client, and their  
> machine
> is exploited and turned into a zombie, it could also account for  
> the message
> headers.  Clear as mud, right?
> Is your registrar also your host or are they separate (are you  
> hosting your
> own mail servers?).  If they are the same, ask if they can  
> determine who is
> spoofing.  If not, shoot me a couple of the bounced emails with  
> full headers
> off list and I'll take a look.
>
> Best,
> Joel
>
>
> I'm pretty sure it's not our personal machines being "zombied" as you
> call it -- we both use macs, we use completely different e-mail
> mechanisms (POP3 vs. webmail), the addresses that send the mail are
> not addresses we use, and the recipients from whom we get bounced
> messages are not in our address books.
>
>
>
> -- 
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
> Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.21/665 - Release Date:  
> 2/2/2007
> 11:39 PM




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