PurpleLama@AOL.COM on sat 7 feb 04
Talking of strange things - over the last week or so, I have received several
"mailer daemon" emails. Those are the emails one normally gets when you make
a mistake in an email address and the address doesn't exist or the recipient's
email box is full. The only problem with the "mailer daemon" emails I
received was that I hadn't sent emails to the addressees!
I know, I know, I'm still using AOL, but let's not get into a discussion
about that. We've been there and done that - more than once, if I remember
correctly. Anyway, I got online to the AOL techies and learned that there is a
phenomenon called email spoofing. It is used by spammers - somehow they use your
email address as the "from address" on their spam as a means getting through spam
guards. It appears there is nothing I can do about it. Meanwhile, there may
be people out there who hate me because they are getting spam that appear to be
from me. Is nothing sacred?!!!
Shula
in sunny, but cold Edmond, Oklahoma
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sat 7 feb 04
Hi Shula, all,
Yes, this happens to me as well...sometimes nothing for
weeks, then rashes of these notices in my e-mail of
purported messages having had delivery problems, allways to
addresses I have never seen nor heard of, nor as are or ever
were in my address book ( outlook express).
Oh well...
Whatchagunnado?
Phil
Las Vegas
----- Original Message -----
From:
> Talking of strange things - over the last week or so, I
have received several
> "mailer daemon" emails. Those are the emails one normally
gets when you make
> a mistake in an email address and the address doesn't
exist or the recipient's
> email box is full. The only problem with the "mailer
daemon" emails I
> received was that I hadn't sent emails to the addressees!
>
> I know, I know, I'm still using AOL, but let's not get
into a discussion
> about that. We've been there and done that - more than
once, if I remember
> correctly. Anyway, I got online to the AOL techies and
learned that there is a
> phenomenon called email spoofing. It is used by spammers -
somehow they use your
> email address as the "from address" on their spam as a
means getting through spam
> guards. It appears there is nothing I can do about it.
Meanwhile, there may
> be people out there who hate me because they are getting
spam that appear to be
> from me. Is nothing sacred?!!!
>
> Shula
> in sunny, but cold Edmond, Oklahoma
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