Re: {SPAM?} Re: [SLUG] just received genuine spam on this list

From: Eben King (eben1@tampabay.rr.com)
Date: Sun May 16 2004 - 12:45:34 EDT


On Sun, 16 May 2004, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:

> I didn't get it, and I have "slug@nks.net" whitelisted. I also noticed
> a subtle difference between the spam header shown earlier and real slug
> list mail; that the spam header showed "owner" while my normal slug
> email doesn't.
>
> I suspect we're seeing the results of harvesting and spoofed reply
> headers, not spam actually posted to the list.

Oh, so the "Received: from slug-list-00.nks.net" header was forged, and
possibly the one below it too?

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