[p2p-research] Welcome to the koqgx group (type of email mailng list spam?)

[Michel Bauwens]

thanks, I will check,

Michel

On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:30 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 2:20 AM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > ok, thanks sam, if you ever find an article on this, I'd be interested,
> >
> > Michel
> >
>
>
> Not exactly 1:1 related, but still worth knowing about:
>
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> http://it.slashdot.org/story/09/10/28/1419230/jQuery-Dev-Bemoans-Overwhelming-Spam-On-Google-Groups?from=rss
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> http://www.securecomputing.net.au/News/151012,major-spam-campaign-abusing-yahoo-groups.aspx
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> > On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:01 PM, Samuel Rose <samuel.rose at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> It's typical in yahoogroups. Lots of mechanized signups. Sometimes
> >> happens on google groups too. The best that you can do from what I
> >> understand is to unsubscribe.
> >>
> >> On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 1:47 AM, Michel Bauwens <
> michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Sam,
> >> >
> >> > perhaps you know more about this, I'm getting several those per week,
> I
> >> > used
> >> > to unsub, but I failed to do one, and nothing happened anyway, these
> >> > groups
> >> > are empthy and seemed to be closed down,
> >> >
> >> > but does anyone know the context?
> >> >
> >> > has anyone else experienced such invitations?
> >> >
> >> > Michel
> >> >
> >> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> > From: koqgx Moderator <koqgx-owner at yahoogroups.com>
> >> > Date: Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 9:34 AM
> >> > Subject: Welcome to the koqgx group
> >> > To: michelsub2004 at gmail.com
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Hello,
> >> >
> >> > I've added you to my koqgx group at Yahoo! Groups, a free,
> >> > easy-to-use service. Yahoo! Groups makes it easy to send and receive
> >> > group messages, coordinate events, share photos and files, and more.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Description of the group:
> >> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >> > ju5f7a8235b62w1
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Important information about the koqgx group
> >> >
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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> >> >
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> >> >
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> >> >
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> >> > Regards,
> >> >
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> >> >
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> >> >
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> >> >
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> Sam Rose
> Future Forward Institute and Forward Foundation
> Tel:+1(517) 639-1552
> Cel: +1-(517)-974-6451
> skype: samuelrose
> email: samuel.rose at gmail.com
> http://forwardfound.org
> http://futureforwardinstitute.org
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> http://flowsbook.panarchy.com/
> http://socialmediaclassroom.com
> http://localfoodsystems.org
> http://notanemployee.net
> http://communitywiki.org
> http://p2pfoundation.net
>
> "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human
> ambition." - Carl Sagan
>



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