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Philip Machanick  
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 More options May 11 2008, 6:22 pm
From: Philip Machanick
Date: Sun, 11 May 2008 15:22:15 -0700 (PDT)
Local: Sun, May 11 2008 6:22 pm
Subject: Re: Fix Google Calendar SPAM
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On Apr 17, 6:27 am, Google Calendar Guide wrote:

> Thanks for the great feedback everyone. We’re definitely looking into
> some of these suggestions as part of our current efforts to fight spam
> and prevent it from showing up in your Google Calendar.

> I’ve also addressed this issue in a recent post athttp://groups.google.com/group/google-calendar-help-updates/msg/123b6...

> Please check it out!

This is all very fine but it's still happening.

The spam report I sent in today starts out as below. I was surprised
that it should be possible for an arbitrary person to post an event
(even if called an "invitation") on my calendar. I've changed settings
to prevent this in future. This was obviously spam (among other
things, the grammar errors and the strangeness of being contacted via
a calendar event) but some people could be fooled because spam usually
doesn't address you by name.

I suggest defaulting settings NOT to permit others to post invitations
on your calendar, and considering authentication for allowing this
kind of posting (why would anyone EVER want a total stranger to be
able to post an invitation to their calendar)?

Fortunately it is possible to delete these from the calendar.
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from    customer care <[email address]>
reply-to        customer care <[email address]>
to      Philip Machanick <[email address]>
date    Mon, May 12, 2008 at 1:34 AM
subject [Invitation] YOU ARE ADVISED TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT @ Mon 12
May 13:00 – 14:00 (Philip Machanick)
mailed-by       calendar-server.bounces.google.com
signed-by       google.com

you are invited to
YOU ARE ADVISED TO VERIFY YOUR ACCOUNT


 
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