On Mon, 2011-06-20 at 18:34 -0500, Hunter Hampton wrote:
> scoteagle@aol.com wrote:
> >
> >> From the REAL Ed Thompson: My email list was hacked!
> >
> > Sorry folks, but my entire contact list of names was hacked and you
> > have or will be getting sick joke emails about Canadian Viagra sales.
> > I don't know if the list was hacked here or at AOL, but I suspect the
> > latter. Also, the hacker has found a way to send emails that appear
> > to be from MY address and computer when in fact they are not. I got
> > some kicked back/returned emails from the hacker which went to out of
> > date addresses, and some of them were sent out at about 3:20 AM this
> > morning, and my computer was turned off, so they didn't come from
> > here or from my computer. I apologize for the problem and I will soon
> > either be reinstalling my complete system or buying a new computer. I
> > will also notify AOL of the problem. Again, I apologize and I am
> > sorry for the inconvenience.
> >
> > Ed Thompson,
> >
> Hi Ed, and all...
>
> I'm getting at least one of the hacked emails a day on all the lists I
> run..... first thing I do is moderate the sender;s address and notify them.
I know it's been said more than once in the past, but since people on
this list (which is the only list I care about) continue to get hacked,
it bears repeating. (Obviously, this IS a/s related.)
Please go to http://www.ubuntu.com/download/ubuntu/download and follow
directions. It's FREE. Then Hunter won't have to deal with this, and
no one will get spammed or have to read these posts anymore.
Peace,
- Lew #4239
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