Re: ADMIN: Bogus Receipt Requests to Join PipingDesign

Another guy here in the ofc and I have much the same accounts, except for my being in the piping group. I get hit with a lot of spam - the funeral care, cheap software and all. We definitely seem to have picked up someone who is using the list to generate hits.

George McKinney
----- Original Message -----
From: "James, Barbara" <bjames@mitsuibabcock.com> To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 4:37 AM
Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] ADMIN: Bogus Receipt Requests to Join PipingDesign

>
> I get that one as well, I thought I had upset someone.
>
> Barbara
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steve McKenzie [mailto:Mechproj@xtra.co.nz]
> > Sent: 18 March 2005 09:47
> > To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] ADMIN: Bogus Receipt Requests to
> > Join PipingDesign
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi Paul
> >
> > every message I send to your group results in me receiving a
> > death care
> > insurance ad. Thought it was just you playing silly buggers. Perhaps
> > your site has picked up a few hitch hikers.
> > Anyone else getting spam?
> >
> > Oioi
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Bowers [mailto:pbowers@pipingdesign.com]
> > Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 2:49 PM
> > To: PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [PipingDesign] ADMIN: Bogus Receipt Requests to Join
> > PipingDesign
> >
> >
> >
> > My email address alias
> > <advertise_no-spam-to-admin@pipingdesign.com> is
> >
> > one that I specifically created for the purpose of filtering incoming
> > email that originates from people or bots sending email by
> > clicking on
> > the "This space for rent" graphic at www.pipingdesign.com.
> >
> > This email address has not been disclosed anywhere else.
> >
> > Why am I getting unsolicited email confirmation to join the very
> > YahooGroup that I have owned since 1999?
> >
> > I'm sure there's a very complicated explanation behind all this but
> > there won't be a satisfactory answer. I've screencapped the
> > full email
> > header content in case anyone wants to take a closer look.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > -------- Original Message --------
> > Subject: Please confirm your request to join PipingDesign
> > Date: 17 Mar 2005 10:21:33 -0000
> > From: Yahoo! Groups
> > <confirm-s2-ImjJeVGaDFXQ5gGl_YcN9hpw5Lc-advertise_no-spam-to-a
> > dmin=pipin
> > gdesign.com@yahoogroups.com>
> > Reply-To:
> > confirm-s2-ImjJeVGaDFXQ5gGl_YcN9hpw5Lc-advertise_no-spam-to-ad
> > min=piping
> > design.com@yahoogroups.com
> > To: advertise_no-spam-to-admin@pipingdesign.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello advertise_no-spam-to-admin@pipingdesign.com,
> >
> > We have received your request to join the PipingDesign
> > group hosted by Yahoo! Groups, a free, easy-to-use community service.
> >
> > This request will expire in 7 days.
> >
> > TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE GROUP:
> >
> > 1) Go to the Yahoo! Groups site by clicking on this link:
> >
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/i?i=ImjJeVGaDFXQ5gGl_YcN9hpw5Lc&e=adve
> > rtise_no-s
> > pam-to-admin%40pipingdesign%2Ecom
> >
> >
> > (If clicking doesn't work, "Cut" and "Paste" the line
> > above into your
> > Web browser's address bar.)
> >
> > -OR-
> >
> > 2) REPLY to this email by clicking "Reply" and then "Send"
> > in your email program
> >
> > If you did not request, or do not want, a membership in the
> > PipingDesign
> > group, please accept our apologies and ignore this message.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Customer Care
> >
> > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to
> > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
> >
> >
> >
> > =========================================
> > PipingOffice - Excel Spreadsheets for Piping Calculations
> > http://www.pipingoffice.us/ =========================================
> > Main site: http://www.pipingdesign.com
> >
> > Yahoo! Groups Links
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > No virus found in this incoming message.
> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3/15/2005
> >
> >
> > --
> > No virus found in this outgoing message.
> > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus.
> > Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.3 - Release Date: 3/15/2005
> >
> >
> >
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> > http://www.pipingoffice.us/
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> > Main site: http://www.pipingdesign.com
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Received on Fri Mar 18 08:00:00 2005