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#209202 - 01/23/13 12:36 AM subscription re-confirmation email?
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 embee stranger
embee stranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Dear list, Is this a real request or a phishing? Sorry to be so freaky, but I had just finished reading a security newlestter and then got this re-confirmation email. Regards, embee

#209205 - 01/23/13 04:03 AM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 olly old hand
olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand	G'day, The website link points to the correct place so I'd imagine that unless someone hacked the site all is as it says. regards

#209223 - 01/23/13 03:42 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont	I got it, too, and went ahead and clicked (very hesitantly I might add), but it seems legit. I would rather that Anu had just said to come to the AWAD website and find the appropriate link there, but. formerly known as etaoin...

#209226 - 01/23/13 04:35 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: Buffalo Shrdlu]
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,975 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,975 Land of the Flat Water	Originally Posted By: Buffalo Shrdlu I got it, too, and went ahead and clicked (very hesitantly I might add), but it seems legit. I would rather that Anu had just said to come to the AWAD website and find the appropriate link there, but. Ditto, I got it too, and it returned me to the site. ----please, draw me a sheep----

#209246 - 01/25/13 08:03 AM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2 embee stranger
embee stranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2	Thx folks. I guess I'll try to find the thing again and click on the link. Gee whiz, I don't know where I put it.

#209265 - 01/27/13 10:08 AM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 4 JoR stranger
JoR stranger Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 4 South Africa	I may be paranoid, but I don't trust any e-mail that tells me to click on a link in order to do what they ask. I immediately sent an e-mail asking Wordsmith to confirm if it was a legitimate request.... JoR

#209268 - 01/27/13 02:16 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel
Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803	Good move, JoR.

#209269 - 01/27/13 03:10 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: Faldage]
Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 4 JoR stranger
JoR stranger Joined: Jan 2013 Posts: 4 South Africa	Thanks Faldage JoR

#209270 - 01/27/13 04:45 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: JoR]
Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,975 LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel
LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 8,975 Land of the Flat Water	Did you find out if we are legit?? ----please, draw me a sheep----

#209272 - 01/27/13 05:39 PM Re: subscription re-confirmation email? [Re: embee]
Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel
Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont	My computer has suffered no ill effects from the link-clicking. But I'm on a mac, so your mileage may vary. (and I know, bad stuff can happen to macs, too, it's just not as likely. Which is why I felt comfortable trying the link.) formerly known as etaoin...

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