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perry@votenader.org
Apr10-04, 05:15 AM
<jabberwocky><div class="vbmenu_control"><a href="jabberwocky:;" onClick="newWindow=window.open('','usenetCode','toolbar=no, location=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,status=no ,width=650,height=400'); newWindow.document.write('<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>Usenet ASCII</TITLE></HEAD><BODY topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 BGCOLOR=#F1F1F1><table border=0 width=625><td bgcolor=midnightblue><font color=#F1F1F1>This Usenet message\'s original ASCII form: </font></td></tr><tr><td width=449><br><br><font face=courier><UL><PRE>Spam from VoteNader.org? (Or naderexplore04.org)\n\nYou may have received spam email recently that appears to come from our\ncampaign, or be about our campaign -- perhaps the "From" and or\n"Reply-to" addresses look like they are coming from VoteNader.org. Or\nperhaps you have received a message that appears to come from an\nindividual (if the address is real, the real owner probably did not send\nthis email either) with suppressed recipients. Or maybe you received an\nemail that appeared to come from yourself promoting our site.\n\nThese messages are NOT from Nader for President 2004, and these email\ntactics are NOT condoned by our campaign in any way.\n\nUPDATE: Some of the latest forged emails have been made to appear to be\ncoming from naderexplore04.org. Again, we are not responsible for this\nunfortunate abuse of email, and there is little in the technical sense\nthat we can do to prevent this as it has nothing to do with our actual\ninfrastructure. We are collecting information.\n\nNOTE: The emails with malicious code (viruses, worms, etc.) often have\nattachments. Our campaign will NEVER send attachments in our\nannouncement emails to you. Please be sure that you have anti-virus\nsoftware and have the latest updates available for your anti-virus\nsoftware.\n\nOur hosting service has alerted us to say that Nader for President 2004\nappears to be the target of what is called a "Joe Job." Such an event is\nwhere a spammer forges email to make it appear to have come from some\nother domain (such as ours -- or yourself). This is hard to prevent on\nour end and part of the insecure nature of the email protocol in\ngeneral.\n\nMembers of our actual email list must request to receive email from us\n(either through Ralph\'s signup sheets or subscribing during our\nexploratory phase, or now on our campaign site). When one signs up for\nemail they must reply to a confirmation message before they receive our\nlist announcements.\n\nOur public announcement emails come from "campaign@votenader.org,"\ncontain a "Paid for by Nader for President 2004" statement at the\nbottom, and have "updates@lists.votenader.org" in the "To:" header.\nUnfortunately, some of these indicators can be forged as well.\n\nMost of the Spam that we have received complaints about appear to be\nforged from email addresses not associated with votenader.org (often\nforged to appear to be coming from government email addresses), and have\nour website code embedded in the body of the email with hidden tags that\ncontain random words that work to subvert anti-spam software.\n\nIf you are on our lists, you can ALWAYS unsubscribe at ANY time by\nfollowing the instructions included at the end of our announcements. You\ncan also use our unsubscribe page using the email address you signed up\nwith.\n\nIf you are receiving this SPAM, we extend our apologies.\n\nWe will pursue the spammers to the full extent of the law.\n\nFor more information, please review these resources:\n\nHow Do I Determine the Source of an Email?\nhttp://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/emailsource.php4\n\nWhy Does This Spam Look Like I Sent It?\nhttp://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/spamfrom.php4\n\nCoping with a Joe Job\nhttp://www.sitepoint.com/article/sabotage-coping-joe-job/2\n\nPlease contact abuse@votenader.org with any questions. We have received\nmany samples of the spam and are working to identify the source, if\npossible.\n\nVolunteer -------------- http://www.votenader.org/get_involved/index.php\nBallot Access ---------- http://www.votenader.org/ballot_access/index.php\nRegister to Vote ------- http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_register.php\nContribute ------------- http://www.votenader.org/contribute/index.php\nContact Us ------------- http://www.votenader.org/contact/index.php\n\n--\nis\nthe Treasurer of IFCO.\n\nThe building where the offices of NION, the WILPF and the War Resisters\nLeague are located is known as the "Peace Pentagon," and is owned by the\nA.J. Muste Memorial Institute. A.J. Muste was a "peace" advocate who\ncompiled frequent flier miles visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War era. The\nMuste Foundation funds groups like the War Resisters League, School of the\nAmericas Watch, Nicaragua Solidarity Network, International Peace bureau,\nInternational Fellowship of Reconciliation, Coalition for Human Rights of\nImmigrants, and WILPF.\n\nNION: Castro and Islamist Terror\n\nThe Interreligous Foundation for Community Organization is a pro-Castro\nproxy group. Members of their staff such as Lucius Walker (Executive\nDirector), Marilyn Clement (Treasurer) and Ellen Bernstein (Grants\nAdministrator) are all Castrophiles In Havana in November 2000, Lucius\nWalker proclaimed, "Long live the creative example of the Cuban Revolution!\nLong live the wisdom and heartfelt concern for the poor of\n\n\n</UL></PRE></font></td></tr></table></BODY><HTML>');"> <IMG SRC=/images/buttons/ip.gif BORDER=0 ALIGN=CENTER ALT="View this Usenet post in original ASCII form">&nbsp;&nbsp;View this Usenet post in original ASCII form </a></div><P></jabberwocky>Spam from VoteNader.org? (Or naderexplore04.org)

You may have received spam email recently that appears to come from our
campaign, or be about our campaign -- perhaps the "From" and or
"Reply-to" addresses look like they are coming from VoteNader.org. Or
perhaps you have received a message that appears to come from an
individual (if the address is real, the real owner probably did not send
this email either) with suppressed recipients. Or maybe you received an
email that appeared to come from yourself promoting our site.

These messages are NOT from Nader for President 2004, and these email
tactics are NOT condoned by our campaign in any way.

UPDATE: Some of the latest forged emails have been made to appear to be
coming from naderexplore04.org. Again, we are not responsible for this
unfortunate abuse of email, and there is little in the technical sense
that we can do to prevent this as it has nothing to do with our actual
infrastructure. We are collecting information.

NOTE: The emails with malicious code (viruses, worms, etc.) often have
attachments. Our campaign will NEVER send attachments in our
announcement emails to you. Please be sure that you have anti-virus
software and have the latest updates available for your anti-virus
software.

Our hosting service has alerted us to say that Nader for President 2004
appears to be the target of what is called a "Joe Job." Such an event is
where a spammer forges email to make it appear to have come from some
other domain (such as ours -- or yourself). This is hard to prevent on
our end and part of the insecure nature of the email protocol in
general.

Members of our actual email list must request to receive email from us
(either through Ralph's signup sheets or subscribing during our
exploratory phase, or now on our campaign site). When one signs up for
email they must reply to a confirmation message before they receive our
list announcements.

Our public announcement emails come from "campaign@votenader.org,"
contain a "Paid for by Nader for President 2004" statement at the
bottom, and have "updates@lists.votenader.org" in the "To:" header.
Unfortunately, some of these indicators can be forged as well.

Most of the Spam that we have received complaints about appear to be
forged from email addresses not associated with votenader.org (often
forged to appear to be coming from government email addresses), and have
our website code embedded in the body of the email with hidden tags that
contain random words that work to subvert anti-spam software.

If you are on our lists, you can ALWAYS unsubscribe at ANY time by
following the instructions included at the end of our announcements. You
can also use our unsubscribe page using the email address you signed up
with.

If you are receiving this SPAM, we extend our apologies.

We will pursue the spammers to the full extent of the law.

For more information, please review these resources:

How Do I Determine the Source of an Email?
http://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/emailsource.php4

Why Does This Spam Look Like I Sent It?
http://www.aota.net/Email_Spam_Prevention_and_Mgmt/spamfrom.php4

Coping with a Joe Job
http://www.sitepoint.com/article/sabotage-coping-joe-job/2

Please contact abuse@votenader.org with any questions. We have received
many samples of the spam and are working to identify the source, if
possible.

Volunteer -------------- http://www.votenader.org/get_involved/index.php
Ballot Access ---------- http://www.votenader.org/ballot_access/index.php
Register to Vote ------- http://www.rockthevote.com/rtv_register.php
Contribute ------------- http://www.votenader.org/contribute/index.php
Contact Us ------------- http://www.votenader.org/contact/index.php

--
is
the Treasurer of IFCO.

The building where the offices of NION, the WILPF and the War Resisters
League are located is known as the "Peace Pentagon," and is owned by the
A.J. Muste Memorial Institute. A.J. Muste was a "peace" advocate who
compiled frequent flier miles visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War era. The
Muste Foundation funds groups like the War Resisters League, School of the
Americas Watch, Nicaragua Solidarity Network, International Peace bureau,
International Fellowship of Reconciliation, Coalition for Human Rights of
Immigrants, and WILPF.

NION: Castro and Islamist Terror

The Interreligous Foundation for Community Organization is a pro-Castro
proxy group. Members of their staff such as Lucius Walker (Executive
Director), Marilyn Clement (Treasurer) and Ellen Bernstein (Grants
Administrator) are all Castrophiles In Havana in November 2000, Lucius
Walker proclaimed, "Long live the creative example of the Cuban Revolution!
Long live the wisdom and heartfelt concern for the poor of