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20050602: spammers got into Unidata's netcdfgroup list

>From: "Dave Allured" <address@hidden>
>Organization: NOAA
>Keywords: 200506030208.j5328iZu016863 netcdfgroup email list

Hi Dave,

re:
>A most exquisite SNAFU, caused by a silly virus mail I think.

Exactly.

>I got a suspension notice too.  Perhaps everyone did.  I'm not sure if 
>the suspension notice is accurate or not.

It is _not_!  Please ignore the suspension notices sent to the
Unidata netcdfgroup email list yesterday.

>If accurate, how could I have 
>possibly have received Nancy's message?
>
>Support @ unidata ??   HELLLPPPP !!!!     ;-)

What happened was that an email address that was registered to the list
got spoofed by a spammer.  We have taken new steps to try to make sure
that this never happens again.  As you know, the job of keeping ahead
of the email spammers is a never ending battle (argh!).

Cheers,

Tom Yoksas

>Nancy N Soreide wrote:
>> I don't know what this all means, except that someone probably spoofed 
>> my email address.  Will I still receive email for the netcdfgroup?  
>> Regards, Nancy Soreide, address@hidden
>> 
>> <snip>
>> 
>> address@hidden wrote:
>> 
>>>We regret to inform you that your account has been suspended due to the viol
> ation of our site policy, more info is attached.
>>>
>>>  
>>>
>>>------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>Content Rule(s) 'possible executable(s) within compressed archive' triggered
>  in 'instructions.zip' and the offending content was removed.

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