[SC-Help] Re: Opening spam insecure?

[Anon_]

See inline comment.
"Brian (SnSR)" <SCNews.5.myspamgobbler at spamgourmet.com> wrote in message
news:d1658l$80j$1 at news.spamcop.net...
> Anon_ wrote:
> > "DougW" <lart-o-matic at revbeergoggles.com> wrote in message
> > news:cvu67p$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?
> >>


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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
> >
>
> It's late, I'm very tired, so maybe this is what's causing me to not get
> the same thing as you. I'm also using Firefox. What do you mean
> highlight the mail? Are you using the webmail in IE? In Firefox, you
> can't highlight it, just check or right click, where I can choose copy
> link location which is a javascript. Adding &raw=data does nothing.
>

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I do not know anything about Firefox.

The 'trick' above is for Hotmail.
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> Using IE and hotmail webmail interface, there is a view source link,
> but, IIRC, you have to have opened the email first. The link doesn't
> work in Firefox.
>

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Using IE and hotmail webmail interface there is no view source link (the
link may have something to do with Firefox.)

My suggestion does not require opening the hotmail mail.
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> In OE, you can view source, but you have to download the email first,
> which, at least with the way my OE is configured, I have to open the
> email first. There may be other options, but I'm too tired to look right
> now.

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In OE you do NOT have to open the mail to view source, just right click on
the message in the list and then click on view source.

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