>This is a case where what _looks_ real isn't. Most of the addresses here
>are spoofed. Although the "To:" header says one thing, the envelope
>header is something else, which is why it got to you, but not to the
>list in general.
>
I get complaints all the time about spam "from" NewsForge, Slashdot,
SourceForge, freshmeat, and other OSDN sites that, if you look at the
headers, really came through open relays in places like Nigeria, Korea,
China or one of the former Soviet Republics. It's a form of identity
theft in which law enforcement has no interest and doesn't have the
ability to stop even if they cared. I send a canned reply to
complainants telling them to send the email, including full headers
and/or source to their ISP or network admin and move on, and we block
IPs that send this crap to our network.
I feel sorry for the people getting the spam, but it hurts us
(reputation) more than it hurts them, and I'm just as powerless to stop
it as they are.
- Robin
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