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Phishing in SL?
Seagel Neville
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Join date: 2 Jan 2005
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11-02-2005 16:56
Yay, I got a message from [email]Linden_Lab@mail.vresp.com[/email]! :D

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Dnate Mars
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Join date: 27 Jan 2004
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11-02-2005 17:00
How is this a phishing e-mail? It seems to be a standard e-mail from LL, but the address in not right.... Unless they were asking to respond with something a CC or SL account info, or telling you to goto an extrenal site, it is not phishing. It is, however, odd....
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Cid Jacobs
Theoretical Meteorologist
Join date: 18 Jul 2004
Posts: 4,304
11-02-2005 17:02
From: Dnate Mars
How is this a phishing e-mail? It seems to be a standard e-mail from LL, but the address in not right.... Unless they were asking to respond with something a CC or SL account info, or telling you to goto an extrenal site, it is not phishing. It is, however, odd....

LL uses vresp for most of their email lists. It's often easier to have a 3rd party handle that stuff. LL does not give them your CC or any info. All they are doing is sending the email to the masses on behalf of LL.
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Seagel Neville
Far East User
Join date: 2 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,476
11-02-2005 17:06
wow I didn't know that. Thank you. :o
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Dnate Mars
Lost
Join date: 27 Jan 2004
Posts: 1,309
11-02-2005 17:28
From: Cid Jacobs
LL uses vresp for most of their email lists. It's often easier to have a 3rd party handle that stuff. LL does not give them your CC or any info. All they are doing is sending the email to the masses on behalf of LL.

Ah, ok. The email sounded like the standard welcome letter. It makes sense that they do use a 3rd party e-mail sender.
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