Don't you worry.
It's a spam.
I bet the address benchmark@linuxmail.org is fake. The procedure is:
the ABRF admins trace where the spam came from, complain to the
provider and the latter disables the spammer's account. The spammer
opens another and the story repeats. What the ordinary users should do
is keep quiet and delete spams. What the ABRF admins should do is to
filter off all mail to the list which comes _not_ from the registered
subscribers. This would also get rid of the annoying
subscribe/unsubscribe mails.
On 10/04/2000, Smith, McHardy M. wrote:
> ABRFers
> Do we really want benchmark@linuxmail.org to be on our mailing list?
> Shouldn't we ask benchmark@linuxmail.org to remove Recipients of ABRF List
> from their mailing list? - So I motion.
> Mac Smith
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>> From: benchmark@linuxmail.org[SMTP:benchmark@linuxmail.org]
>> Sent: Sunday, April 09, 2000 6:05 AM
>> To: Recipients of ABRF List
>> Subject: laser printer toner advertisement
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>> BENCHMARK SUPPLY
>> 5334 LAKE VIEW CLUB
>> ATLANTA GA 30338
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>> ***LASER PRINTER TONER CARTRIDGES***
>> ***FAX AND COPIER TONER***
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>> ****OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE IS 800-586-0540****
>> ****OUR E-MAIL REMOVAL AND COMPLAINT LINE IS 888-494-8597****
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>> ****PLACE YOUR ORDER AS FOLLOWS**** :
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>> PLEASE DO NOT CALL OUR ORDER LINE TO REMOVE YOUR E-MAIL
>> ADDRESS OR COMPLAIN. OUR ORDER LINE IS NOT SETUP TO FORWARD
>> YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS REMOVAL REQUESTS OR PROCESS YOUR
>> COMPLAINTS..IT WOULD BE A WASTED PHONE CALL.YOUR ADDRESS
>> WOULD NOT BE REMOVED AND YOUR COMPLAINTS WOULD NOT BE
>> HANDLED.PLEASE CALL OUR TOLL FREE E-MAIL REMOVAL AND
>> COMPLAINT LINE TO DO THAT.
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>> NOTE NUMBER (2):
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>> OUR E-MAIL RETURN ADDRESS IS NOT SETUP TO ANSWER ANY
>> QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE REGARDING OUR PRODUCTS. OUR E-MAIL
>> RETURN ADDRESS IS ALSO NOT SETUP TO TAKE ANY ORDERS AT
>> THIS TIME. PLEASE CALL THE ORDER LINE TO PLACE YOUR ORDER
>> OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. OTHERWISE PLEASE CALL OUR
>> CUSTOMER SERCICE LINE.
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Vladimir Titov
Bokiron Ltd., Moscow, Russia
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