[GNC] Is anyone else getting these malicious e-mails?

Chris Green cl at isbd.net
Mon Apr 15 03:36:28 EDT 2024


On Mon, Apr 15, 2024 at 01:29:55PM +1000, Liz wrote:
> On Sun, 14 Apr 2024 22:57:24 -0400
> Michael DeBusk <mdebusk at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I've gotten two or three obviously-malicious e-mails pretending to be
> > from this mailing list. The From: line lists the sender as "Gnucash
> > User" but the address is not this one. I fear a spammer (or worse) has
> > subscribed and is harvesting addresses.
> > 
> > Is anyone else seeing this?
> 
> No, and I have checked my spam and trash folders as well.
> I cannot stop any particular email address from subscribing to the
> list, and as you note then the addresses can be collected.
> 
I use a *lot* ofmailing lists (60 or more) and I filter each into a
separate inbox.  The filter uses the mail headers to separate the
lists and, thus, junk mail gets ignored.  I'm sure the filtering on
many mail client programs could do the same.

-- 
Chris Green


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