Re: [Carib] Warning - Emails from "Ann Q"
CM Codrington
Hi Peter
unfortunately the filters at ancestry/Rootsweb are not perfect lately.
I am not sure there is much I can do to block it as the machinery on my
admin side is very simple...all I can do is verify their apparent address is
off the subscriber's list. In two cases recently, the apparent address of
the span source did not appear anywhere in our subscriber's lists yet got
through. Must be slippin in via the gateway with the old Soc Gen West Indies
group.
Hope all are well
Chris Cod
Ruth Murdoch
There has been a bit in the media here (Australia) regarding (our) computers being used as 'Zombies' to churn out spam etc. Have no idea how to avoid getting infected other than logging off the network when not actively online. Ask your provider about it. I'm using dialup, yep slow as.. but at least my computer get turned off when I'm not using it.
Ruth
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Heather
news groups. That is where I both read and post to the Carib List.
That said......I have not used my real address on news groups for 5 years at
least. They are continually *harvested* by spambots on here. But
unfortunately for you, your Carib List posts, complete with their REAL
addresses are on here and that is why you get the spam. See yours below my
post??
How come your list is on here?? I can't think of any other genealogy List
that is. I am a Moderator on Brit-Gen, and that is a Forum, not a List. No
spam on that one. I don't think any other Rootsweb ones are on here, but no
longer read genealogy ng's other than this one.
Rather like the chicken and the egg, I suppose........but why not ask
Rootsweb to disassociate the List from the news groups.......there are not
all that many posts via the ng's. I believe this has come up a few times
before, but due to the insane amount of spam on Usenet, they should listen
to you.
Cheers........Heather Figueroa
"CM Codrington" <cm...@optimum.net> wrote in message
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lwa...@comcast.net
lists, and message boards? How do I tell?
Cheers, Laura
Jenny M Benson
lwa...@comcast.net writes
>Okay, I'll bite. What is the difference between news groups, forums,
>lists, and message boards? How do I tell?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsgroups
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum
--
Jenny
"I always like to have the morning well-aired before I get up."
(Beau Brummel, 1778-1840)
Heather
groups are "Usenet" and 99% are not moderated at all. Spammers love them.
I tried an experiment 3 years back where I put out a GMail address of mine
ONCE.........I still get a minimum of 50 spam emails a day at that address.
Lists and Forums are much the same and I am a Moderater on the British
Genealogy one, where I am responsible for Cumberland, UK and a small West
Indian one. They are by registration only and are heavily protected against
spam or weirdos. I have the ability to cancel or change anything posted on
there, along with the other Super Mods......so even the sneaky spammers do
not get through.
Another problem with Rootsweb, unless it has changed, is that spammers can
easily view the list of members and grab the real email addresses. So in
short, Rootsweb should get out of the Dark Ages and close ranks against
these spammers.
I am also on several antivirus and malware forums and with each one you not
only have to register, but be approved. They are far better than any
others. But I hate change, lol.
See your address below?? That is showing up on the
soc.genealogy.west-indies news group........and freely available to any spam
robots that are roaming news groups. The best way to try and stem some of
the spam is to have Rootsweb close the door to Usenet. But that has been an
ongoing debate for eons.
Hope I made this easier to understand, but other than a couple of Microsoft
ng's, along with malware and jewellery ones, I stick to Forums.
Cheers.......Heather (and I just checked Rootsweb, which runs your List and
it is wide open to spammers....8-(((
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Heather
Thanks Jenny.
The meaning is the same, but Wikipedia is more concise.
HF
"Jenny M Benson" <nemo...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message
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markoe
I've had posts for many years at Rootsweb and many other sites. At one
time I received 50 or so junk mails a day. My server (in Costa Rica)
was on a blacklist. The server eventually cleaned up and got off the
list but until I installed a good anti-spyware and anti-virus program
the junk mail continued to pour in. I've been using the free versions
of Avast (which scans email) and Windows Defender for several years
now and install updates whenever they are available (usually daily).
The junk mail has gone down to maybe one or two every now and then.
Perhaps good security maintenance is the key to staying safe - and it
goes without saying I never open attachments from unknown sources
(although it seems I'm missing out on millions of unclaimed dollars!).
My email address (Gmail) on this list has never received junk or other
threats. Yet.
MarkoeJohn
Spring
I entirely agree with you that we must ourselves accept the prime
responsibility for Internet security on our own computers. A friend of
mine reserves the use of one address solely for communicating with
another family history List, so that it can be changed if necessary
without the need to notify every other active contact in his address book.
My own security software also keeps nasties to a minimum, but the
junk-mail I received from "Ann Q" used her correct address, which I am
reluctant to add to my banned list. Even so, I broke two personal rules
in clicking on the link it contained:
1. Be wary of opening e-mails with blank subject lines (I was
considering writing to Ann first)
2. Be very wary of clicking on hyperlinks unsupported by a satisfactory
covering message
but I must now add a third rule
3.Leave to the morning (when my judgement is more acute) dealing with
any e-mail falling into categories 1 &/ or 2
Best wishes
Peter Moll
On 28/01/2010 07:52, markoe <markoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
I've had posts for many years at Rootsweb and many other sites. At one
time I received 50 or so junk mails a day. My server (in Costa Rica)
was on a blacklist. The server eventually cleaned up and got off the
list but until I installed a good anti-spyware and anti-virus program
the junk mail continued to pour in. I've been using the free versions
of Avast (which scans email) and Windows Defender for several years
now and install updates whenever they are available (usually daily).
The junk mail has gone down to maybe one or two every now and then.
Perhaps good security maintenance is the key to staying safe - and it
goes without saying I never open attachments from unknown sources
(although it seems I'm missing out on millions of unclaimed dollars!).
My email address (Gmail) on this list has never received junk or other
threats. Yet.
MarkoeJohn
On Jan 26, 11:55 pm, CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net wrote:
Augusta Elmwood
I never got the message that is the subject of this discussion. But if you
don't mind my comments....
As moderator of the Saint-Domingue List, I sometimes get notifications from
Roots Web, of messages from non-subscribers. Frequently the NON SUBSCRIBER
is <saint-domingue-l@ etc>.... the very list I am moderating! I delete it
& block the offending e-mail address, but STILL occasionally get junk
supposedly from that e-dress. I have asked Rootsweb if I can do anything
about this, but never got an answer back. Roots Web DOES seem to catch all
of the junk mail, before it posts to the list, though. Spammers will try
everything, won't they?
Warmest regards,
Augusta
PS. Good advice Peter.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spring" <spr...@surfbvi.com>
To: <cari...@rootsweb.com>; <markoe...@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 8:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Carib] Warning - Emails from "Ann Q"
> Hi John
>
> I entirely agree with you that we must ourselves accept the prime
> responsibility for Internet security on our own computers. A friend of
> mine reserves the use of one address solely for communicating with
> another family history List, so that it can be changed if necessary
> without the need to notify every other active contact in his address book.
> My own security software also keeps nasties to a minimum, but the
> junk-mail I received from "Ann Q" used her correct address, which I am
> reluctant to add to my banned list. Even so, I broke two personal rules
> in clicking on the link it contained:
> 1. Be wary of opening e-mails with blank subject lines (I was
> considering writing to Ann first)
> 2. Be very wary of clicking on hyperlinks unsupported by a satisfactory
> covering message
> but I must now add a third rule
> 3.Leave to the morning (when my judgement is more acute) dealing with
> any e-mail falling into categories 1 &/ or 2
>
> Best wishes
>
> Peter Moll
>
> On 28/01/2010 07:52, markoe <markoe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've had posts for many years at Rootsweb and many other sites. At one
> time I received 50 or so junk mails a day. My server (in Costa Rica)
> was on a blacklist. The server eventually cleaned up and got off the
> list but until I installed a good anti-spyware and anti-virus program
> the junk mail continued to pour in. I've been using the free versions
> of Avast (which scans email) and Windows Defender for several years
> now and install updates whenever they are available (usually daily).
> The junk mail has gone down to maybe one or two every now and then.
> Perhaps good security maintenance is the key to staying safe - and it
> goes without saying I never open attachments from unknown sources
> (although it seems I'm missing out on millions of unclaimed dollars!).
> My email address (Gmail) on this list has never received junk or other
> threats. Yet.
>
> MarkoeJohn
>
> On Jan 26, 11:55 pm, CM Codrington <cm...@optimum.net wrote:
>
> Hi Peter
> unfortunately the filters at ancestry/Rootsweb are not perfect lately.