Digital BW, The Print

Paul,
I would suggest that you simply review the posts on the topic.. Their was , depending upon ones situation , a fair amount of info.. Overall it's more about individual accounts have been compromised and are being used.. Yahoo has deferred it to back the groups not the mother ship it appears.. 

In a way that makes sense as once your email is compromised theirs not much they can do. Accounts may get compromised not on Yahoo...say on Face book which getting pretty common I understand. In the end it'll be the group moderators and or the individual that solve it .. 

jimbo


  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 2010 12:23 PM
  Subject: [Digital BW] Re: More about the Ukranian Spammer


    
  "andre1moreau" <andre1moreau@...> wrote:
  >
  > ... some Yahoo discussion list ( Epson 3800, Lightroom) have been infested with these spam to the point where people are getting off these list.
  > ...

  I've been in the mountains (Golden Trout Photo Workshop). So I'm not up to speed here. Sorry if this is all redundant.

  I had noticed that I'd been getting a number of notices from Yahoo about changes to the forums (yahoo groups). I've basically ignored these.

  Questions I have include: 

  Could these notices be related Yahoo's attempts to save its business and our groups here? 

  Or have they made changes that opened the door too much, probably as a side effect to some change in their systems?

  (I assume it's Yahoo's responsibility and monetary incentive to fight this spam.)

  What is causing the people to leave the groups? 

  Does the spam directly damage systems, or is an un-suspecting reaction of the recipient, such as giving out personal information to a stranger, the threat? 

  I'm wondering if, aside from Yahoo's interests and actions, our members with expertise could identify simply actions group members can do to avoid damage from spam and feel secure using these forums.

  Paul
  www.PaulRoark.com 



  

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