[Scspamcop] Re: General Spam Question

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antioch wrote:
> "David Bolt" <blacklist-me at davjam.org> wrote in message
> news:DYEStNHZsfLHFwP7 at dev.null.davjam.org...
>> On Sun, 4 Nov 2007, bar0 wrote:-
>>
>>> Way too brief, not that I could help you anyway I 'm not familiar
>>> with BB Internet mail service.
>>
>> My guess is they mean a broadband internet connection, most likely
>> cable.
>>
>>> With more information other clients of your mailservice could
>>> recognize themselves and probably give you more information.
>>>
>>> Your ISP name and mail server name would be really helpful.
>>
>> The headers show they're an ex-NTL, now Virgin Media, customer.
>>
>>> I do recall that older versions of OE had a "spam" filter at least
>>> on the Mac. Current windows implementation don't as far as I've
>>> been bothered to investigate.
>>
>> Having avoided OE, I have no idea as to its capabilities. However,
>> unless Microsoft have stripped out some functionality, the OP should
>> be able to slightly modify the instructions here:
>>
>> <URL:http://techbase.msu.edu/article.asp?id=909&service=>
>>
>> to suit.
>>
>> A quick read though that page shows the only change that should be
>> required is in step #4, where the word to use is "[SPAM]" instead of
>> "*****SPAM*****" .
>>
>>
>> Regards,
>>        David Bolt
>
> David B
> Thanks for your input.
> Yes you have read the header correctly.
> I do have your link and another in Favourites re instructions as to
> using message rules.
> I have no message rule re selecting spam and diverting it into a
> special folder although I am aware that this can be done(though
> useless for the .gif spams) which my IP/ISP are still intercepting.
> One of the things I was wondering was who/what/how that [SPAM] is
> getting there.
> The other was why am I getting spam addressed to other email
> addresses.
> Thank you
> Rgds
> Antioch

Who spam is addressed to, that you can read on the screen, is completely 
irrelevant to any reailty.  They're probably real addresses, but what you 
see is NOT what determines who the spams go to.  99.99% of the time anything 
visible in the mail client is forgable and has been forged.  There is no 
value in anything showing in the To: From: or even Return Path lines.

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