spammer forging mail from me?
Benjamin Minshall
minshal1@pilot.msu.edu
Thu, 28 Sep 2000 19:15:49 -0400
Just where have you been typing in your e-mail address?!? :-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu
> [mailto:linux-user-admin@egr.msu.edu]On Behalf Of Ben Pfaff
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 7:02 PM
> To: linux-user@egr.msu.edu
> Subject: spammer forging mail from me?
>
>
> I just received the following message. To me, the embedded
> returned message makes it look like a spammer is forging a From:
> address of pfaffben@msu.edu. I sure as hell don't send mail with
> Subject: "Thank you for subscribing to our News Group". Does it
> look like that to you guys, too, or is there something weirder
> than that going on?
>
> I've already reported this to abuse@uu.net.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ben.
>
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> The original message was received at Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:48:58 GMT
> from da-13-086-244-carme.infinetgroup.com [209.87.13.86]
>
> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
> <pfaffben@msu.edu>
>
> ----- Transcript of session follows -----
> 553 <pfaffben@msu.edu>... unauthorized relay traffic prohibited
> 554 <pfaffben@msu.edu>... Service unavailable
>
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> Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:48:58 GMT
> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 22:48:58 GMT
> From: pfaffben@msu.edu
> Message-Id: <QQjiqt29073.200009282248@chi6sosrv11.alter.net>
> Subject: Thank you for subscribing to our News Group
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