[GeoStL] Re: I'm sending myself e-mails

  • From: Jonathan Mertz <jemertz@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: Team AZMO <teamazmo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:34:25 -0600

True. However a spammer knowing your email address is nothing to worry
over. A spammer having your whole address book is. If changing your
password makes you feel better, do it, but be aware that it won't stop this
kind of annoyance.
On Feb 14, 2013 4:29 PM, "Team AZMO" <teamazmo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Then again most people have not changed their passwords in far longer
> than they should have, so any reason to prompt sound password management is
> nothing to shrug off. ;)
>
> On 2013-02-14 16:22, Jonathan Mertz wrote:
>
> No need most likely. The sender just put the same address in the from and
> to field. Normal email programs won't let you change the from, but the SMTP
> protocol has no problem with it. I wouldn't worry about it. Just delete and
> forget.
> On Feb 14, 2013 4:17 PM, "Jason Collier" <jcollier@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Your computer didn't do it. Someone hacking your email likely did it.
>> Change your email password would be the first thing I would do
>>
>> Jason Collier
>>
>> ----- Reply message -----
>> From: "Bob TheCacher" <cachefinder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [GeoStL] I'm sending myself e-mails
>> Date: Thu, Feb 14, 2013 4:15 pm
>>
>>
>>  I changed my computer sign-on password the other day.  This morning I
>> see that I sent myself an e-mail about 4:50am about "enhancing myself".  My
>> computer wasn't even on at that time.  How can it do that?
>>
>> No I didn't order the pills.
>> Bob Pratt
>> BBD1
>>
>
>

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