What's with this flurry of spam?!?

[Rob Turk]

I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on this
server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system infected with a
spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their vurusscanner please?

Thanks,
Rob

[W P Dixon]

WHAT!
"karel" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Rob Turk" > wrote in message
> news:TStHe.2050$jA4.1915@amstwist00...
>> I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
>> newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on
>> this server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system
>> infected with a spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their
>> vurusscanner please?
>
> Ik merk ook heel veel spam op dit forum,
> maar ook elders een toename, weliswaar beperkter.
> KA
>

[Rob Turk]

"W P Dixon" > wrote in message
...
> WHAT!
> "karel" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "Rob Turk" > wrote in message
>> news:TStHe.2050$jA4.1915@amstwist00...
>>> I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
>>> newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on
>>> this server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system
>>> infected with a spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their
>>> vurusscanner please?
>>
>> Ik merk ook heel veel spam op dit forum,
>> maar ook elders een toename, weliswaar beperkter.
>> KA
>>

Karel chose to respond in Dutch, which both he and I have no trouble
understanding ;-)
English translation is that he sees a rise in spam levels as well, also in
other newsgroups but to a lesser extent.

Rob

[W P Dixon]

Ok,
That explains it , for a minute there I thought you were getting spit at !
;)

Patrick

"Rob Turk" > wrote in message
news:WVuHe.2053$jA4.1984@amstwist00...
> "W P Dixon" > wrote in message
> ...
>> WHAT!
>> "karel" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>>
>>> "Rob Turk" > wrote in message
>>> news:TStHe.2050$jA4.1915@amstwist00...
>>>> I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
>>>> newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on
>>>> this server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system
>>>> infected with a spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their
>>>> vurusscanner please?
>>>
>>> Ik merk ook heel veel spam op dit forum,
>>> maar ook elders een toename, weliswaar beperkter.
>>> KA
>>>
>
> Karel chose to respond in Dutch, which both he and I have no trouble
> understanding ;-)
> English translation is that he sees a rise in spam levels as well, also in
> other newsgroups but to a lesser extent.
>
> Rob
>
>

[Darrel Toepfer]

Richard Riley wrote:

> I'm seeing more spam here, too, there must have been some technical
> change that's made the ISP's spamfilters less effective.

Holidays, beginning of the month, middle of the month and end of the
month are peaks for spam. This was one of those rare months were its the
end of the beginning... ;)

[Jim Carriere]

Darrel Toepfer wrote:

> Richard Riley wrote:
>
>> I'm seeing more spam here, too, there must have been some technical
>> change that's made the ISP's spamfilters less effective.
>
>
> Holidays, beginning of the month, middle of the month and end of the
> month are peaks for spam. This was one of those rare months were its the
> end of the beginning... ;)

Of course February is the month with the least spam... you do the math :)

[Morgans]

"Rob Turk" > wrote in message
news:TStHe.2050$jA4.1915@amstwist00...
> I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
> newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on
this
> server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system infected with
a
> spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their vurusscanner please?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob

First, make sure your e-mail return address is well spoofed, with more than
just writing spam in the middle of it.

I would venture a guess that someone (or you) is using e-bay, google groups,
or one of another million ways to get your address. It only has to be out
there once,..... then soon millions of spam lists will have your info on
them.

Best advise - filter, delete, ignore, or... change your e-mail address.
--
Jim in NC

[Jerry Springer]

Morgans wrote:
> "Rob Turk" > wrote in message
> news:TStHe.2050$jA4.1915@amstwist00...
>
>>I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
>>newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on
>
> this
>
>>server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system infected with
>
> a
>
>>spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their vurusscanner please?
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Rob
>
>
> First, make sure your e-mail return address is well spoofed, with more than
> just writing spam in the middle of it.
>
> I would venture a guess that someone (or you) is using e-bay, google groups,
> or one of another million ways to get your address. It only has to be out
> there once,..... then soon millions of spam lists will have your info on
> them.
>
> Best advise - filter, delete, ignore, or... change your e-mail address.

I don't believe he was talking about email, he said he was seeing a lot
of it on the newsgroup.

[Morgans]

"Jerry Springer" > wrote

> I don't believe he was talking about email, he said he was seeing a lot
> of it on the newsgroup.

Ahh! Reading and comprehension do not necessarily go hand in hand.

I do have an excuse, of sorts. I got in from OSH this afternoon, after 17
hours on the road over two days, with five Aviation Explorers and camping
gear in my van. Let's just say that the souring effects of a couple days of
rain on camping gear and clothes, are not a "fresh" healthy thing to put up
with, in a closed car. ;-o The insanity defense, you know! <g>

Good time, and thanks to EVERYONE who helped make it happen.
--
Jim in NC

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Rob Turk wrote:
> I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
> newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on this
> server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system infected with a
> spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their vurusscanner please?
>

I don't see it showing up in Google's web interface so perhaps they
are filtering it.

Or maybe, if you receive the traffic via some email gateway,
you are mistaking spam for rah traffic?

--

FF

[Rob Turk]

> wrote in message
oups.com...
>
> I don't see it showing up in Google's web interface so perhaps they
> are filtering it.

That could well be.

>
> Or maybe, if you receive the traffic via some email gateway,
> you are mistaking spam for rah traffic?
>

I'm accessing through my ISP's news server. I have checked another news
server as well, and the same garbage shows up there. It appears to be the
same type of message with different titles over and over again. What a mess
8-((

Rob

[Roger]

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005 20:30:11 +0200, "Rob Turk"
> wrote:

>I'm seeing massive amounts of spam on this group, is this just on my
>newsserver or all around? It doesn't show up on any other newsgroups on this
>server. My guess is that a subscriber to rah has it's system infected with a
>spambot virus... Could everyone check/update their vurusscanner please?

If it was that it'd most likely be sending to your e-mail address. If
posted to the group the rest of us would see it too.

>

Nada here.

Rarely see any thing on the group or address.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
>Thanks,
>Rob
>

[Bob Martin]

> First, make sure your e-mail return address is well spoofed, with
more than
> just writing spam in the middle of it.
>
> I would venture a guess that someone (or you) is using e-bay, google groups,
> or one of another million ways to get your address. It only has to be out
> there once,..... then soon millions of spam lists will have your info on
> them.
>
> Best advise - filter, delete, ignore, or... change your e-mail address.

Or just create some crap address at hotmail and use that for public
postings and for sites that you register for stuff at...