[Spridgets] Fwd: confirm “long string of numbers”

[Mark J Bradakis]

On 12/3/19 2:34 PM, Larry Macy via Spridgets wrote:
> I got this at 6 am. I didn’t request removal?
>
> Not my IP, I don’t think.
>
> Mark, any idea what happened?
>
> Larry


It happens often.  Basically people don't put the few extra seconds of 
editing effort into their replies.  Those on the real time list get 
messages with a personalized "Unsubscribe/Manage" URL at the very bottom 
of each message.  People reply to messages and do not edit out the 
trailer lines, so these personalized URLs get sent out to everyone on 
the list, and through various mechanisms become widely available to the 
public.  Scumbag hackers who have nothing better to do than annoy folks 
click on these links, but it doesn't accomplish anything as there is a 
further step involved, which is sending an email to the address for 
confirmation.

Annoying but harmless.

mjb.