For about the past 3 weeks, I've been receiving a large amount of email spam all pertaining to undeliverable mail. At most, I'd send maybe 5 or 6 emails a week, yet I'm getting about 30-40 a day all with the similar heading of being unable to deliver. It appears that these returns that I'm getting are in response to emails that I am some how sending in response to spam that I am receiving (I hope you can all understand that).

I'm with Internode, and they suggested I turn up the level of my spam filter (which I did) yet nothing has changed. I use Thunderbird and fortunatly the Junk filter spares me alot of these, but it's becoming rather annoying. The only other thought I have is I have just started using Windows Live OneCare for my virus/firewall needs, but I can't seem to find any type of email setting that would automatically reply to spam emails.

Any thoughts on this would be appreciated.

You realise someone could send a mail-out with your email address? And as a result you would be spammed with replys and bounces?

as gimpy said, or your pc is acting as a zombie and mailing out loads of spam, do some anti-virus and anti-spyware scans, make sure its clean.

Failing that just format c:

isp email is ftl anyway

use gmail, mark spam as spam, never worry about it again evar

So basically your system (with a decent connection) is a f***ing pot of gold.. just think.. the spammers could get at least 500ppd folding @ home on your rig.

Can anyone recommend me the best anti-spyware program they've used? It doesn't matter even if it needs to be paid for.

Spybot - Search & Destroy and I have Avast for AV, both are free

Spybot - Search & Destroy and I have Avast for AV, both are free

Agreed, f*** anything from Trend, Mcafee or Symantec...free is the way to go.

gmail's spam is amazingly accurate. i get maybe 1-2 spams a week that slip through. by marking them you help the gmail team filter them even better.

ISP email. omg how lame

NOD32 For all your anti virus needs awesome anti virus..

Email MONitor (EMON)

An auxilary module for scanning incoming/outgoing emails via the MAPI interface, such as Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Exchange.

The best anti-spyware program costs $13k...... oops ;)

Trend Micro OfficeScan is brilliant. Does virus/spyware/grayware/etc. Hell it even picks up dodgy tracking cookies. Not sure if they have a consumer product that compares though.

goto over to ANZ stadium and find "Hermitechs Quality Computers" on Friday/Sat and just get it fixed.


I think they have some kind of reciprical 'free tech work option' with the guys @ CA

last edited by koopz at 18:07:38 23/Dec/06