Spam

~September 2010~

If you receive an email from foodtoday, it is not from us. It is a forged address, bogus email, a spoof attack. Spoofing means faking the return address on outgoing mail to hide the true origin of the message. For the past few months we have been receiving bounced emails that suggest they are originating from Medicine Food News. We DO NOT send unsolicited e-mails.

Because these messages originate outside our email account, we aren’t able to stop spammers from spoofing our address.

When you send a letter through the post, you generally write a return address on the envelope so the recipient can identify the sender, and so the post office can return the mail to the sender in the event of a problem. But nothing prevents you from writing a different return address than your own; in fact, someone else could send a letter and put your return address on the envelope. Email works the same way. When a server sends an email message, it specifies the sender, but this sender field can be forged. If there is a problem with delivery and someone forged your address on the message, then the message will be returned to you, even if you weren't the actual sender.

Details of recent spam with foodtoday in the email address

    The emails contain advertizements directing you to the following site:
  • - foodindustrythailand.com
  • - hfitexpo.com
  • - thaifoodconference.com

For our part, we are concerned about spoofing and bouncebacks. I have sent requests about the spam to thaifoodconference.com but have not received any replies. We continue to receive bounceback emails that now number more than 5000

I suggest caution in dealing with spoof email addresses