Email "from" Me, Not Really From Me!

[runninghorse]

I have *TONS* of 'returned emails' lately saying the recepient couldn't be reached or the email couldn't be delivered or something. And then it'll say "Andrea Conner <72hfo180@runninghorses.net>" int he FROM line. Okay, I am NOT Andrea Conner (among the hundreds of other name/email combos that it uses). And I have never used that email address (or the others) before. So what's going on, and am I gonna get charged for "spam" if "I" am sending these emails out?

 

Ramsey

[Madmanmcp]

Its not you, its one of the many virus's that have been running around. It takes your emaill address from someone else's address books and the places it in the from field. Sorry there is not much you can do but delete and weather the storm.

[runninghorse]

As long as I don't get accused of spam, it's all good.

[Madmanmcp]

As long as I don't get accused of spam, it's all good. 

 

Well all the ones you see are being returned as undeliverable so those are only bothering you. The ones you need to be concerned about are the ones being delivered and not being blocked by spam software. There may be some getting thru that other people (who are not aware) will be calling you a few select words .

[Virtual Imager]

So what are the dangers? Let's say a bunch actually do get delivered and the recipients report them as spam... since the address uses his domain name, is there a potential danger that he will be accused of spamming? Or is the fact that they don't originate from his IP address enough to protect him?

[TCH-Dick]

SPAM lists...legitimate ones anyway, block IP's not domain names. The domain name may get blocked by individuals that recieved the mail, but its the IP address that it is being sent from that spam lists block.