My client has been informed that some of her contacts have received
emails that appear to come from her email address but they are not
sent by her. The worrying thing is that they are of adult material.
Does anyone know if there are any measures to stop this? I suspect
not, if the address has already been ‘harvested’.
This sounds like someone has just taken your email address and is
using it to look like emails have been sent from it.
Nothing much you can do about this really, I have had this happen a
couple of times and hear of others also who have gone through the
same, I generally find out when I get a flurry of emails that are
‘away from office’ or bounced that I have not sent. You will probably
find it is not just your email address but a lot of invented ones from
your domain also. You may well find mail bounced back for several
existing or non existing users at your domain (depending on how your
mail server is set up).
Mike
On Jul 21, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Nathan Garner wrote:
My client has been informed that some of her contacts have received
emails that appear to come from her email address but they are not
sent by her. The worrying thing is that they are of adult material.
Does anyone know if there are any measures to stop this? I suspect
not, if the address has already been ‘harvested’.
Dear Nathan
If an email address is in in anyone else’s address book - and they get
infected with certain kinds of virus which accesses the address book
contacts - then that address can be used as the spoof sender address for any
kind of email.
This means that that one has no responsibility whatsoever for the sending of
porn or spam or virus infected mail.*
You can communicate something like the above to the one who is spoofed into
believing you sent it (or in this case via the client you mention).
all the best
Brian
*(Excepting ultimately of course in that we all co-create the social values
of our time - and may have all kinds of subconscious garbage running as
background applications).
Nathan Garner said recently:
My client has been informed that some of her contacts have received
emails that appear to come from her email address but they are not
sent by her. The worrying thing is that they are of adult material.
Does anyone know if there are any measures to stop this? I suspect
not, if the address has already been ‘harvested’.
Thanks Mike & Brian, Excellent advise and comments, I completely
forgot about other peoples address books gettting viruses and the
address being obtained from there. Thanks for the reminder!
Dear Nathan
If an email address is in in anyone else’s address book - and they get
infected with certain kinds of virus which accesses the address book
contacts - then that address can be used as the spoof sender address
for any
kind of email.
This means that that one has no responsibility whatsoever for the
sending of
porn or spam or virus infected mail.*
You can communicate something like the above to the one who is
spoofed into
believing you sent it (or in this case via the client you mention).
all the best
Brian
*(Excepting ultimately of course in that we all co-create the social
values
of our time - and may have all kinds of subconscious garbage running
as
background applications).
Nathan Garner said recently:
My client has been informed that some of her contacts have received
emails that appear to come from her email address but they are not
sent by her. The worrying thing is that they are of adult material.
Does anyone know if there are any measures to stop this? I suspect
not, if the address has already been ‘harvested’.
You can communicate something like the above to the one who is
spoofed into
believing you sent it (or in this case via the client you mention).
but unfortunately they are probably one of thousands of people to have
received the email
I have noticed that this goes in ‘spurges’, I get messages bounced a
couple of times then it stops, so I guess whatevery is being used then
moves onto another email(s) after probably screwing the one it has
just used by having it added to possibly thousands of spam blockers.
On Jul 21, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Nathan Garner wrote:
I completely forgot about other peoples address books gettting
viruses and the address being obtained from there.
or, take a domain name, any domain name and think of 100 user names…
as much as I have had some of these look they are coming from a true
email address I have there are also many that come from ones that have
not and have never existed.
On Jul 21, 2009, at 11:09 AM, Nathan Garner wrote:
I completely forgot about other peoples address books gettting
viruses and the address being obtained from there.
or, take a domain name, any domain name and think of 100 user
names…
as much as I have had some of these look they are coming from a true
email address I have there are also many that come from ones that
have not and have never existed.
*(Excepting ultimately of course in that we all co-create the social
values
of our time - and may have all kinds of subconscious garbage running
as
background applications).
Yes - there is only a call to respond if the spoofed sender receives
complaint or enquiry about it.
There is much about digital environments that mirrors or mimics living
systems. I find it interesting to see it evolve at such a fast pace and
wonder if it will serve as a reflection of our own minds to ourselves.
Perhaps there is a lot going on at server level that we don’t know - where
known sources of malice are mapped out or blocked? But yes the germs - and
the environment in which they arise and operate - is always changing.
Rogue ‘mentalities’ … (well I went [ot] here and decided to let it go!)
all the best
Brian
Mike B said recently:
On Jul 21, 2009, at 11:03 AM, Brian Steere wrote:
You can communicate something like the above to the one who is
spoofed into
believing you sent it (or in this case via the client you mention).
but unfortunately they are probably one of thousands of people to have
received the email
I have noticed that this goes in ‘spurges’, I get messages bounced a
couple of times then it stops, so I guess whatevery is being used then
moves onto another email(s) after probably screwing the one it has
just used by having it added to possibly thousands of spam blockers.
