True. It does not require that your computer be hacked, although it
likely was if the spam messages get sent to addresses in your address book.
73,
Dave AB7E
On 3/31/2012 1:06 PM, HansLG@aol.com wrote:
> The sad thing is that "they" only have to know your e-mail address to make
> the spams. "They" can fake it all in their own server. You will only know
> you were hit if some of the e-mails come in return.
>
> Hans - N2JFS
>
>
>
> ____________________________________
> From: bmarx@bellsouth.net
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Sent: 3/29/2012 12:52:17 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time
> Subj: Re: [TowerTalk] Unwanted crap msgs
>
>
> Phishing attempts that are successful, such as this one, are usually
> easily remedied, by changing the email password. That is if it does
> happen to you.
> Bill Marx W2CQ
>
>
>
> On 3/29/2012 10:16 AM, Al Kozakiewicz wrote:
>> I doubt it was you at all. I looked at the original message header and
> it came from a yahoo server, not sbcglobal.
>> Unless contesting.com takes some measure to validate that messages
> actually originate from a server authorized to send on behalf of a domain,
> anyone with a PC on the internet can install an SMTP server and send email to
> tower talk appearing to be from Jim McLaughlin.
>> Al
>> AB2ZY
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com
> [towertalk-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim McLaughlin
> [dearborn9@sbcglobal.net]
>> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2012 12:48 AM
>> To: TowerTalk@contesting.com
>> Subject: [TowerTalk] Unwanted crap msgs
>>
>> I'm really sorry. I got hijacked by some means. Trying to do something
> about it. 73
>> Jim- WA9FPT
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