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Date:	Sun, 3 Nov 2002 20:18:57 PST7
From:	jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Spam

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In , on 10/31/2002
at 10:58 PM, "Steven Levine" said:

>In
><20021101062428.JIBU8836.mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>,
>on 10/31/02
> at 10:24 PM, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net said:

>>I have received several messages like this. In no case have I ever
>>e-mailed the addressee.

>Obviously. It's a spammer that harvested your address and is using it.
>Better yet, they are mailing the spam to an invalid address. That' why
>it got returned to you.

>>Can anyone tell me what may be going on and what the Status and
>>Diagnostic-Code information indicates? Should I question worldnet about
>>these messages?

>It probably won't help, but it won't hurt to ask. The mail probably
>didn't even come from via worldnet.

>Steven

Steven,

I sent a copy of my SCOUG-Help post to worldnet, but wanted some other
guidance.

Jeffrey Race, in his post, said:
>The550 code means you can't transmit to that address and don't try again
>(permanent failure, as opposed to the 4xx codes which are transient
>failures).

It sounds like someone has put my address on a local spam filter. My fear
is that some ISP's who have spam filters like Worldnet's will include my
address.

Is this a real danger? If it is, do you have any suggestions for reducing
or eliminating my fear?

Jack

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