[X Newbies] Vicious Spam

[Michael Winter]

On Jan 26, 2004, at 9:05 AM, Richard Bienvenu wrote:

> Can anyone explain how spammers can give you an url that sure as hell 
> looks legitimate, all the way down to the .gov domain?

If you look carefully :

> <http://www.fdic.gov
@211.191.224.108:3180/index.htm>

See the @211.191.224.108? The "@"  means the numerical IP address is 
the one being used, and anything in front of that is simply data being 
sent along for the ride. That's how some sites determine who "refers" 
the browser to them (mostly used for ads). In this case though, its 
simply being used to obfuscate the actual address.

-Mike