[SC-Help] Re: Opening spam insecure?

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"DougW" <lart-o-matic at revbeergoggles.com> wrote in message
news:cvu67p$df9$1 at news.spamcop.net...
> Mike Easter did pass the time by typing:
> > Erin wrote:
> >> Don't I have to open spam to report it? I've been told to not open
> >> spam, but SpamPal doesn't work with web interfaces. Is it secure to
> >> open junkmail with web interfaces in order to copy/paste and/or
> >> forward?
>
>
> Generally, no.  You have no idea what payload the message may have.
> Some use specific URLs to validate live email accounts or pull
> other shenanigans.
>
> > Is it absolutely necessary that hotmail must be opened to be reported?
> >
> > Be careful about interpreting my remarks about not opening spam.  Many
> > solid antispammers don't exactly see eye-to-eye with me about that, and
> > my position sounds somewhat extreme and other strategies than mine which
> > do involve opening spam may be employed, if done 'properly'.
>
> Sadly, hotmail doesn't have a safe view method.

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Yes it does have a method - tricky but it works.) Do the following:

Highlight the mail in the list
Right click and click on copy shortcut
Paste the shortcut into the address box at the top of the window (after
clearing out the box)
Add "&raw=data" (without quotes) to the shortcut
Click on go
Next screen is the same a view source in outlook express
You can copy/paste this screen into a word processor (WordPad) and save it
as a TXT file (click on back to get back to the mail page.)
Forward THIS txt file as an attachment to spamcop's parser (paste the above
into spamcop's web page
You will get back the usual e-mail with the links for parsing and reporting

-- 
A SpamCop user and forum reader,
Not Admin
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> (doesn't keep you from suggesting one though)
> Just a way to view the source by enabling advanced headers.
> http://www.spamcop.net/fom-serve/cache/22.html
>
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> rbg
> head kook and wattle bosher, revbeergoggles.com
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