Re: [FWDLK] Email passwords

[Dave Stragand <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's about the same as taping a rabbit's foot to your monitor. It's a well-meaning but technically inaccurate urban legend unfortunately. 

On Sep 22, 2010, at 5:35 PM, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks, Dave, but is Gary's protocol better-than-doing-nothing?
> 
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> Dave Stragand wrote:
>> Unfortunately, that would do nothing to stop the initial hacking, and little if anything to stop any resultant spamming. 
>> On Sep 22, 2010, at 5:20 PM, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc <esierraadj@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>  
>>> OK; since I'm not the sharpest confuser-literate knife in the drawer,
>>> I just called Gary, and what he was saying, is:
>>> 
>>> We-all can create our own "Address Book FIREWALL", against automatically
>>> generated mal-ware/etc...attacks/hacking, by MERELY creating a bogus
>>> address, in our Address Books, by only typing-in, in the "Display" box, in the
>>> New-Address page-screen, the following coding : !!!!0000.
>>> 
>>> !!!!0000 will now appear as the TOP address in your address-listing, and will initially
>>> be found by any automatic hacking program, but that program will  not recognize your
>>> !!!!0000 address as being legitimate, and so it will not search out any of your other addresses
>>> that will be listed beneath the bogus !!!!0000 address.
>>> 
>>> At least, that's what I think Gary had to say!
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Neil Vedder
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Gary Nelson wrote:
>>>    
>>>> I learned a trick long ago. Open your mail box and select "New Contact". In the Display box put in !!!!0000. The first thing a computer recognizes is exclamation marks "!" and then zeros. When you do this it will go to the top of your mail box. If spam or hack software sees this, it will pass by as it is not recognized as a mail box. Try it.
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you,
>>>> Gary, the parts doc
>>>> Reno, Nevada 89521 USA
>>>> The Biggest Little City In The World
>>>> Mail: garythepartsdoc@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 775 851-1420
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>    -----Original Message-----
>>>>   *From:* Forward Look Mopar Discussion List
>>>>   [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]*On Behalf Of *Dave Stragand
>>>>   *Sent:* Wednesday, September 22, 2010 6:55 AM
>>>>   *To:* L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>>   *Subject:* [FWDLK] Email passwords
>>>> 
>>>>   Hi All,
>>>>        For those of you who have email accounts on web-based email
>>>>   systems (i.e. you can read and send email from Internet Explorer,
>>>>   FireFox, Safari, etc.), please make sure you are using a
>>>>   "non-dictionary" password.  This includes GMail, AOL, Yahoo, MSN,
>>>>   Hotmail, Comcast, and many more email systems.
>>>>        In short, that means you should use a password that is difficult
>>>>   to guess, and is NOT a common word or name.  A mix of uppercase
>>>>   and lowercase letters, with a number or two mixed in is
>>>>   exponentially harder to hack.
>>>>        If you use a password which is a 'dictionary' word, your account
>>>>   can often be hacked within a few *seconds*.
>>>>        While the main course of action for these automated hacking
>>>>   programs is to send out spam emails to everyone in your contacts
>>>>   and/or inbox, there are severe risks from having your account
>>>>   hacked.  Many sites such as online banking, etc., have a 'forgot
>>>>   my password' function that will send a new password or a password
>>>>   reset link to your email address.  If a bad guy has access to your
>>>>   email address, he also may be able to gain access to anything your
>>>>   email account is linked to (banking, PayPal, eBay, and more).
>>>>        Please take a moment today to change your email password if the
>>>>   above applies to you.  People who have had their accounts hacked
>>>>   and send spam email to the list will have their posting abilites
>>>>   limited until they have remedied the situation.
>>>>        By now many of you have seen several of these "just a link"
>>>>   emails.  Do not click on those links (either from the list or in a
>>>>   private email) until you know what you are clicking on.
>>>>        -Dave
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