Yamaha DTXpress/DTXplorer/DTXtreme

Stephanie,

Do you remember when this group was un-moderator, the whole group use 
to get junk/spam/porn?  Well, Ed, Vern and I still get all of those 
in our email box as moderators, even from non-members who just send 
emails to owner@dtxpress will get through to us but not to this 
group. Ed, is right, we get so much, we just ignore it and delete it. 
I didn't realize it was also going to members as well. Unforcunately, 
it is a loop hole in the system. If a spammer was already a member 
prior to the group being moderator, the person would have to post 
something for us to catch. If new member just joins and doesn't post, 
but sets up thier account to receive "individual" emails, then 
everytime anybody makes a post, it is sent to this individual. They 
would not have access to your actual email address, but you would 
still receive the message "authentication" notice, asking for your 
email address. 

If anybody receives a similar messege do not respond to it. This may 
actually turn out be something as simple as one of the members, 
joining up for this email protection service. I went to the website 
manually and not through the automated responds from the email and it 
appears to be a legit service/site. So if "Bob" is a member here 
and "Bob" has his defaults to send "individual emails" whenever 
something is posted and you make a post like you did today, 
then "Bob's" email protection service would send out this automated 
response to you. Or it could be and email collecting program. I know 
I got this messege about three times,deleted them all and then it 
stopped. My guess is that since I didn't respond, it considers me to 
be a spammer with a fake email address and added me to it's block 
sender list. 

The rule of thumb is if you don't recognize something, just deleted. 
If it was something important, from someone you know, then when you 
don't respond, they can just get on the phone and call you.

(Matter of fact, I ignore all posts from my dad, just because he 
doesn't actively try a protect his system from virus/spam.)

OGD




--- In DTXpress@yahoogroups.com, Stephanie Ellison <deafdrummer@a...> 
wrote:
> I got this e-mail directly from somebody at this e-mail address:  
> info@k...
> 
> -----------------------------
> 
> info@k... here,
> 
> I am controlling the email that is sent to my inbox. By asking for 
you to 
> confirm that you really sent email to me I can ensure that I 
receive no spam 
> and that your email address really exists.
> 
> This is a one time confirmation, please click the link below and 
your email 
> will be delivered straight away, now and in the future.
> 
> Click to confirm: http://vetomail.com/ok/d265d22a-a7eb-490a-a6e7-
0f57844734f7
> 
> You are receiving this message in response to your email to 
> info@k..., a VetoMail customer.
> 
> VetoMail asks that senders verify their address before email is 
delivered. 
> When you have clicked the link above a webpage will be displayed, 
if the page 
> displays correctly your address has been verified. You will only 
need to do 
> this once per VetoMail protected email address.
> 
> Thankyou.
> ----------------------------------
> 
> Sys admins here, please find out what this is about.  I don't trust 
it one 
> bit.  It looks like a side feeder from a e-mail miner.  If that's 
what it is, 
> would you please find out where this computer is, find a way in, 
and destroy 
> it?
> 
> Uhh,  kitchinsynk...  Never do this again!  Why in heaven's "play 
party" would 
> I want to ever give you my e-mail address if I don't know you?  If 
you're 
> getting that much spam, then you need to talk to your ISP about 
it.  I have a 
> Linux background (almost 4 years of using it as my primary OS at 
home).
> 
> Stephanie