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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39427

smash99
Topic Author
Visitor

Some of our executive members are receiving SPAM emails which appear to be from the FTH server. I've pasted a sample below:

<sample>

--- On Thu, 9/18/14, Toastmasters Club 7258 on behalf of Essential Marine <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.> wrote:

> From: Toastmasters Club 7258 on behalf of Essential Marine <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
> Subject: Moving Your Bowels Several Times a Day?
> To: "This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it." <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
> Date: Thursday, September 18, 2014, 6:39 PM

Is there any way to stop these emails?

Thanks.
Sanjeev Dutt, ACS CL
webmaster, club 7258

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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39428

Brian Offline Administrator Posts: 11642 Thank you received: 3880	We do not filter the contact emails as we might block a valid inquiry to your club. How many spam emails have they received? Thank you, Brian McDonald DTM, PDD D61 FTH Lead Technical Support member Cataraqui Valley Toastmaster 9560
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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39429

smash99 Topic Author Visitor	One member is receving them almost daily. She received 5 today, but a total 17 this week. The other didn't specify the frequency.
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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39430

SteveTheTechie
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FreeToastHost Developer
Posts: 13529
Thank you received: 3831

Ok, here is the thing. Anything that the server forwards will have the server email address in the From:. It has to in order to not trigger spam filters.

However, that does *not* mean the server is the original sender.

In most cases, the key is what email address is in the Reply-To part of the email header. That almost always is set to the email address of the original sender.

If you cannot view your email headers directly, then you should see what address comes up when you click Reply. (do not actually send a reply) ***That is the email address that is important as it is the original sender's email address.***

Please have your members send you that information and if nothing else, I will put those on your club black list for you. You will be able to do this yourself in the near future.

Regards,

Steve James, DTM
FreeToastHost System Developer
Officer Emeritus, Mindful Communicators (Club 1966, District 52) A President's Distinguished Club for each of the last 10 years.

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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39457

smash99
Topic Author
Visitor

Here are the source emails:

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

If there are others, the users will let me know.

Thanks.
webmaster, Sanjeev Dutt
club 7258

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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39458

SteveTheTechie
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FreeToastHost Developer
Posts: 13529
Thank you received: 3831

I can put those on your club black list for you.
Do you want me to do that?

Again, you will be able to do this yourself in the near future.
The feature has just not been released yet.

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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39461

smash99 Topic Author Visitor	Yes. Please add them to the blacklist. Thanks.
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Club executives receiving SPAM - appears to be from 9 years 6 months ago #39462

SteveTheTechie Offline FreeToastHost Developer Posts: 13529 Thank you received: 3831	Done. Regards, Steve James, DTM FreeToastHost System Developer Officer Emeritus, Mindful Communicators (Club 1966, District 52) A President's Distinguished Club for each of the last 10 years. >>> Please put your club number in your forum profile. CLICK here to edit your profile.
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