[SD-User] Recent email virus ?

[Andy GD0TEP]

And just to confirm it...

The English version is here:

Dear sender,

You have sent an e-mail to eglijordi at free.mhs.ch. Unfortunately, your
message has not passed the spam filter.

Please click on the button below to identify your message as a regular
message.

This is an automatic answer, please do not send a reply to this message.

The simple answer for me is to block verify at verify.transfer.ch within my own
spam filter so I don't get bothered with this crap.

Hope that this explains some concerns for people.

73 Andy
http://www.gd0tep.com


-----Original Message-----
From: sd-user-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:sd-user-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Dave Sergeant
Sent: 25 March 2009 09:46
To: sd-user at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [SD-User] Recent email virus ?

On 25 Mar 2009 at 9:13, Andy GD0TEP wrote:

> >From the sounds of it, these emails are a request from the recipients 
> >own
> email system asking you to clarify who you are. It is a form of spam 
> filtering. If you don't 'register' on this guys white list, then 
> further emails from you don't get delivered to the recipient.
> 
> I wouldn't be worried about a virus, clicking on the link is up to you.
> I personally don't bother.
> 
> 73 Andy
> http://www.gd0tep.com

Ah, one of those dreaded challenge/response systems which some people like
to think is their way of avoiding spam. I personally detest them and unless
it is somebody I REALLY want to get an email to I refuse - and if I do
follow the verify link I add a sarcastic comment. It falls down totally in
the case of email lists like this with loads of subscribers. There are far
better ways of controlling your spam.

(and I got no such email after I posted to the list yesterday, maybe I have
already been banned... or if I am not then the person concerned hopefully
will read this and change his habit).

73 Dave G3YMC

http://www.davesergeant.com

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