Is This Weird?

Posted by: Martin D on 27 March 2005

I keep getting emails that contain absolutely nothing. No "text" no "from" just an empty blank page. If i look at the header info this is the content:

Return-path: <fracdvrns@hush.ai>
Received: from punt-3.mail.demon.net by mailstore
for martin@analog.demon.co.uk id 1DElhC-0002Uh-6h;
Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:05:38 +0000
Received: from [194.217.242.71] (helo=anchor-hub.mail.demon.net)
by punt-3.mail.demon.net with esmtp id 1DElhC-0002Uh-6h
for martin@analog.demon.co.uk; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:05:38 +0000
Received: from [211.33.233.197] (helo=194.217.242.75)
by anchor-hub.mail.demon.net with smtp id 1DElhB-0004ZC-3w
for martin@analog.demon.co.uk; Fri, 25 Mar 2005 10:05:38 +0000
X-Message-Info: U[2

Any clues in there, just wondered.

Martin

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by Paul Hutchings

It's from Korea so I'd say spam or virus - nothing you're likeley to want!

cheers,
Paul

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by Martin D

cheers

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by Berlin Fritz

Lucky you didn't show your e_mail address or you might get more, innit.

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by Martin D

Fritz glad i didnt
doh

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by Nime

These "blanks" even get past my excellent ISP spam trap and e-mail watching by assorted bits and pieces of software on my computer.
Usually I get a warning if something contained a virus and am shown "virus removed" and details.

Posted on: 27 March 2005 by NaimDropper

Best to report as SPAM to your ISP or whoever is tracking SPAM for your account. Most good SPAM filters work on a polling process where is an address is reported a SPAM a number of times (or from a number of sources) then it starts blocking it for everyone.
A slow process, and the spammers can make a slight change and "fool" the filters, but its about all we spam-ees can do.
David