Re: New Spam tactic?

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From: Simon Slavin
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 1998 00:00

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In article <B0DC2A59966823A0F2@0.0.0.0>,
gordon@glaurie.demon.co.uk (Gordon Laurie) wrote:

> Has anyone else been getting strange e-mails like this one?
> 
> >From: RSerr55702 <RSerr55702@aol.com>
> >Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 14:16:19 EST
> >To: Gordon@glaurie.demon.co.uk
> >Subject: ty
> >Organization: AOL (http://www.aol.com)
> 
> >I'm very excited to try this out. Thank you very much. If I could help you
> >with anything...
> 
> >rserr624@earthlink.net
> 
> I'm wondering if it's some new way of spammers trying to find genuine
> e-mail addresses. [snip]

My conclusion, too.  I got almost identical to Gordon's.

> I'm I just getting more paranoid in my old age.

Nice to see you're coming to your senses.

Simon.
-- 
Simon Slavin -- Computer Contractor. | If I ran usenet, the timestamp for
   http://www.hearsay.demon.co.uk    | anything posted between 2am and 5am
 Check email address for UBE-guard.  | would *blink*. -- Nancy Lebovitz
My s/ware deletes unread >3 UBEs/day.| Junk email not welcome at this site.

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Date: 1998/01/11
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