e-mail quandary!
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From: guzoon on 11 May 2008 06:17 I got a spam e-mail to-day to one of my web addresses from the 'very same e-mail address as mine'. It was, say, from xyz(a)msn.com to xyz(a)msn.com. How is that possible? TIA
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on 11 May 2008 09:27 guzoon <guzoon(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > I got a spam e-mail to-day to one of my web addresses from the 'very > same e-mail address as mine'. It was, say, from xyz(a)msn.com to > xyz(a)msn.com. How is that possible? > > TIA Someone spoofed you as the sender - this is trivial to do, and it happens all the time. The specifications for SMTP email were originally designed for a kinder, gentler world without spammers. You can take a look at the message headers if you want more info, but it's generally futile trying to track down the scumbags one message at a time, to be honest.
From: guzoon on 11 May 2008 14:40 On 11 May, 14:27, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwe...(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote: > guzoon <guz...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > I got a spam e-mail to-day to one of my web addresses from the 'very > > same e-mail address as mine'. It was, say, from x...(a)msn.com to > > x...(a)msn.com. How is that possible? > > > TIA > > Someone spoofed you as the sender - this is trivial to do, and it happens > all the time. The specifications for SMTP email were originally designed for > a kinder, gentler world without spammers. You can take a look at the message > headers if you want more info, but it's generally futile trying to track > down the scumbags one message at a time, to be honest. Thanks much! I am reassured. There was no message just a spam heading about some designer footwear and bags. Can I pick your brains about another e-mail issue? For that same e- mail address, for the last couple of months, I am having to enter my password twice to get in. First time it says that e-mail address or the password is incorrect. I enter it a second time and all is well. I used to think that may be I mistype the password first time but that is clearly not the case. It happens to only this particular e-mail address with MSN, and not to my HOTMAIL addresses. Any thoughts as to what maybe happening? TIA
From: Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on 11 May 2008 15:11 guzoon <guzoon(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > On 11 May, 14:27, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > <lanwe...(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote: >> guzoon <guz...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >>> I got a spam e-mail to-day to one of my web addresses from the 'very >>> same e-mail address as mine'. It was, say, from x...(a)msn.com to >>> x...(a)msn.com. How is that possible? >> >>> TIA >> >> Someone spoofed you as the sender - this is trivial to do, and it >> happens all the time. The specifications for SMTP email were >> originally designed for a kinder, gentler world without spammers. >> You can take a look at the message headers if you want more info, >> but it's generally futile trying to track down the scumbags one >> message at a time, to be honest. > > Thanks much! I am reassured. There was no message just a spam heading > about some designer footwear and bags. > > Can I pick your brains about another e-mail issue? For that same e- > mail address, for the last couple of months, I am having to enter my > password twice to get in. First time it says that e-mail address or > the password is incorrect. I enter it a second time and all is well. I > used to think that may be I mistype the password first time but that > is clearly not the case. It happens to only this particular e-mail > address with MSN, and not to my HOTMAIL addresses. > > Any thoughts as to what maybe happening? > > TIA Hi - sorry, no. You'll want to check with MSN support. This is a Windows XP newsgroup - email in general is a little out of bounds as a topic, and specific applications or ISPs are definitely wide out of bounds. Good luck!
From: guzoon on 11 May 2008 18:19
On 11 May, 20:11, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" <lanwe...(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote: > guzoon <guz...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > On 11 May, 14:27, "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" > > <lanwe...(a)heybuddy.donotsendme.unsolicitedmailatyahoo.com> wrote: > >> guzoon <guz...(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > >>> I got a spam e-mail to-day to one of my web addresses from the 'very > >>> same e-mail address as mine'. It was, say, from x...(a)msn.com to > >>> x...(a)msn.com. How is that possible? > > >>> TIA > > >> Someone spoofed you as the sender - this is trivial to do, and it > >> happens all the time. The specifications for SMTP email were > >> originally designed for a kinder, gentler world without spammers. > >> You can take a look at the message headers if you want more info, > >> but it's generally futile trying to track down the scumbags one > >> message at a time, to be honest. > > > Thanks much! I am reassured. There was no message just a spam heading > > about some designer footwear and bags. > > > Can I pick your brains about another e-mail issue? For that same e- > > mail address, for the last couple of months, I am having to enter my > > password twice to get in. First time it says that e-mail address or > > the password is incorrect. I enter it a second time and all is well. I > > used to think that may be I mistype the password first time but that > > is clearly not the case. It happens to only this particular e-mail > > address with MSN, and not to my HOTMAIL addresses. > > > Any thoughts as to what maybe happening? > > > TIA > > Hi - sorry, no. You'll want to check with MSN support. This is a Windows XP > newsgroup - email in general is a little out of bounds as a topic, and > specific applications or ISPs are definitely wide out of bounds. Good luck! Thanks, will check with msn. |