Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 08:31:19 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spam from Mystic Toad Press
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>

> twhite8 at cox.net 3/4/2005 3:27:11 AM >>>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Elspeth Kovar" <ekovar at worldnet.att.net>
>To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at WSFA.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 2:49 AM
>Subject: [WSFA] Re: Spam from Mystic Toad Press
>
>> At 10:13 PM 3/3/05, Sam Pierce wrote:
>> >I got an ad for a shared-world anthology.  I presume I was blind
>> >carbon-copied, as the only recipient listed in GMAIL's limited
>header
>> >was priscilla at baskerville.org.  Per Google, that's Priscilla Olson
of
>> >the Boston branch of fandom.  I wonder where they harvested
>the email
>> >addresses and how widely they've spammed the community.
>>
>> Oddly enough, I brought this up on another list tonight as I'd
gotten
>the
>> same email.  I hadn't thought to do a google on the address as it
>was
>> pretty generic and I figured that it was just that of someone
>involved
>with
>> the other folks it was sent to being BCC.  But just did: Arin
Komins,
>of
>> Oak Park, Illinois.
>
>If you haven't already deleted this spam, you might try hitting the
>"reply
>to all" button to see a full list of the recipients.  I'm *not*
suggesting
>you then hit "send."
>
>I'm guessing this was a list of conrunner fans; I was lucky enough
>not to
>get sent one.

I have yet to receive a Mystic Toad spam.

mjw
>
>--Ted White