What's with this flurry of spam?!?

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

"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

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.

"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

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...

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

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

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