I didn't see a response yet from the mods but I checked the account of
the user who posted all the junk and it is set to "not allowed to post"
so I guess somebody got to it. Unfortunate that they were able to
pollute the list for a few hours but it happens once in a while. Hope
everyone can get back to useful mutual support and discussions.
CB
On 2/14/16 6:26 PM, Eric Oyen wrote:
I doubt he has a large number of IP addresses at his disposal. To begin with,
they would have to answer to a validated NX so far as sending mail is
concerned. THis will limit his options a bit. Most ISP's these days won't even
allow you to operate a mail server. Also, rather a lot of them also block the
usual ports that are often used in spam. It is far easier to hijack someone
else's account than it is to bypass firewall redirects. This doesn't mean that
its impossible, but it does mean it is far easier to get someone to click on a
link in email.
now, as for security, I can save something questionable to a file, port it over
to my linux vmware machine and view it there. if a problem develops, its a
simple erase of the vmware files and reinstate the machine from a good clean
backup.
I might just start doing that with my email and browsing activities.
eric
On Feb 14, 2016, at 4:08 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland wrote:
Be careful though, as this guy may have a dynamic IP, and this day with VPN's
and such. And don't say, don't give him any ideas. Odds are, this individual
probably already knows about this stuff.
Chris.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Oyen" <eric.o...@icloud.com>
To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2016 5:23 PM
Subject: Re: Help with message are extremely offensive
hmmm.
well, far be it from me to offer advice. However, I had to dig pretty deep into
how filters work on apple mail in order to get this to work right. Basically, I
found his originating IP address, eliminated the last octet (last digits after
last period), placed a star in there and checked the function move to mailbox
and specified trash.
so far, it seems to work.
btw, there was another kind of message starting to show up around a few (not
many) of the google groups. whatever it is, its either malformed or contains
scripting designed to cause problems on macs. It caused my voiceover screen
reader to lock up, caused both the mail client to crash and any web browsers I
used to also crash. Even viewing the raw source caused issues. I posted a no
subject response to it and removed the offending material. Hopefully, someone
realizes their account has been pawned.(pardon the leet speak there).
anyway, some domains (and IP spaces) are known for this kind of trouble. It may
seem like hard work initially, but the reward is that you never have to see the
problem after that. :)
thanks,
Eric
On Feb 14, 2016, at 3:11 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote:
Good point Chris. Still, what made me think it might be all of the Google
groups is the tremendous frequency with which these offensive posts are being
put up. Then again, considering the fact that I am on to other Google groups
and this is not happening with them, you have a good point.
After all, if memory serves correctly, we had an antagonist a few weeks ago who
seem to be on the edge of doing this very sort of thing when we all demanded
specificity from him as to a specific claims that he made regarding Firefox and
accessibility: a thread which I'm sure you were and I remember all too well.
Sincerely,
The Constantly barefooted Ray,
Still a very happy Mac, Verizon Wireless iPhone 6+ and Apple TV user!
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