"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
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In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 12:39:57, Kate Brown wrote :

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting major email attacks? I had
over 3000 about ten days ago and it seems to be beginning again.

I'm not accusing anybody of spam attacks! Other batches come from
giganews and individual.net, so in fact, it looks as if there's a
problem in Germany somewhere. Turnpike bounces everything
automatically, so I haven't actually looked at any of them - some of
last week's carried viruses, but today's batch are just URL carriers.
Has anyone else had anything like this?

I collect mail via POP3 now (using Turnpike), so I never get to see
these spam floods, thank goodness.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

Regards, Roger

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
news
In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 12:39:57, Kate Brown wrote :

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting major email attacks? I had
over 3000 about ten days ago and it seems to be beginning again.

I'm not accusing anybody of spam attacks! Other batches come from
giganews and individual.net, so in fact, it looks as if there's a
problem in Germany somewhere. Turnpike bounces everything
automatically, so I haven't actually looked at any of them - some of
last week's carried viruses, but today's batch are just URL carriers.
Has anyone else had anything like this?

I collect mail via POP3 now (using Turnpike), so I never get to see
these spam floods, thank goodness.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

Regards, Roger

"Paul Hyett" wrote in message
news
In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 15 May 2005 at 12:39:57, Kate Brown wrote :

Is it just me, or is anyone else getting major email attacks? I had
over 3000 about ten days ago and it seems to be beginning again.

I'm not accusing anybody of spam attacks! Other batches come from
giganews and individual.net, so in fact, it looks as if there's a
problem in Germany somewhere. Turnpike bounces everything
automatically, so I haven't actually looked at any of them - some of
last week's carried viruses, but today's batch are just URL carriers.
Has anyone else had anything like this?

I collect mail via POP3 now (using Turnpike), so I never get to see
these spam floods, thank goodness.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham

I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

Regards, Roger

On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the "To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 16/05/2005 22:11:58 UTC

On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the "To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 16/05/2005 22:11:58 UTC

On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the "To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike 55.13°N 6.69°W Coleraine posted to uk.sci.weather 16/05/2005 22:11:58 UTC

"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a
copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the
"To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear
in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike

Thanks, Mike, and sorry to mention your name in this context. It does not
appear every time!

Regards, Roger

"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a
copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the
"To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear
in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike

Thanks, Mike, and sorry to mention your name in this context. It does not
appear every time!

Regards, Roger

"Mike Tullett" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a
copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the
"To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

What is a mystery to me is that messages addressed to the email address I
use for mewsgroups are supposed to be deleted from the ntlworld server.
Could this be that messages sent to me where my address does not appear
in
the address line are not so deleted?

That, I think, can be the only reason, as your address won't be in the
"To:" line

--
Mike

Thanks, Mike, and sorry to mention your name in this context. It does not
appear every time!

Regards, Roger

In uk.sci.weather on Mon, 16 May 2005 at 23:11:58, Mike Tullett wrote :
On Mon, 16 May 2005 21:28:40 GMT, Roger Smith wrote in


I have started to get a small amount of spam that appear to be in German,
and what spurs me to write this message is that I have just received a copy
of one (timed at 22.13) from addressed to
. Perhaps other readers have
received the same message.

Yes, I received it as well; not surprising given my address is in the "To:"
line. I guess others are in the bcc line, such as you.

All the mails I have received the last two days (when I first began to get
them) all just have links to web pages in Germany.

I heard they contain links to Neo-nazi crap.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham