Oatmeal for Brains; Chorrillana

[Michael Quinion]

Dodi Schultz wrote in the wee small hours:

> Anybody know why this list is getting "hotphotos" spam?

Messages seem to be automatically triggered by despatch of messages
through the list. Since the messages are getting back to the list,
and the list allows only members to post, it should mean that the
supposed sender of these messages, lisasmiles123 at HOTMAIL.COM, is
subscribed. (That doesn't necessarily mean she is the real sender, of
course. Messages are originating at IP address 24.207.214.42, which
is one of those alloted to Charter Communications.) What is causing
the messages to be spewed is less obvious - it doesn't seem to be a
virus. Perhaps the Hotmail address ought to be served out for a while
to allow enquiries to take place without further inconvenience to
list members?


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Michael Quinion
Editor, World Wide Words
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