Re: (TFT) Re: No Subject -- Ty's Windows box is a virus infested zombie.

[Joe Hartley <jh@brainiac.com>]

On Wed, 22 Dec 2010 12:20:15 -0500
Cris Fuhrman <fuhrmanator@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Martin - it's true that the problem of forged senders happens a lot for
> the reason you state (using a real address is a way to trick some spam
> filters). However, I'd argue this is a case of a compromised account because
> the spam was sent to people most likely in the address book (contacts). It
> was not just the TFT list who got the spam 

Agreed.  Cris, I'll continue this conversation off-list since the geek
details will make most people's eyes glaze over, but the short answer
is that the spam originated from Yahoo.

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