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Message 1797806 - Posted: 21 Jun 2016, 23:24:35 UTC

Did anyone else get that non solicited email from Berkeley today entitled:
"News: Advanced manufacturing, Olympian construction, Materials Project"

Wondering why after 18 years of being with this proghram, they felt to utilize the SETI@home mailing list to send out unsolicited e-mails?

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Message 1797812 - Posted: 21 Jun 2016, 23:57:39 UTC - in response to Message 1797806.  

1.) I haven't.
2.) Sounds like a spoofed address.
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Message 1797815 - Posted: 22 Jun 2016, 0:03:38 UTC - in response to Message 1797812.  
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1.) I haven't.
2.) Sounds like a spoofed address.

Yep.
I'd suggest checking the email details, I doubt the email originated from Berkeley.


EDIT- too late, Zalster & Mr Kevvy beat me to it.
Later had a thought about being on a mailing list from previous emails to Seti.
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Message 1797817 - Posted: 22 Jun 2016, 0:10:14 UTC - in response to Message 1797815.  

Yea, I got that email as well.

Last thing I wanted to see was that face in my email from Berkeley

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Message 1797819 - Posted: 22 Jun 2016, 0:13:07 UTC - in response to Message 1797806.  
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Wondering why after 18 years of being with this proghram, they felt to utilize the SETI@home mailing list to send out unsolicited e-mails?


You have a green star, ergo you donated through berkeley.edu. UBC only sees you as a donor to UBC, not that it was specifically for the SETI@Home program.

There is an Unsubscribe at the bottom, of course.

Last thing I wanted to see was that face in my email from Berkeley



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Message 1797820 - Posted: 22 Jun 2016, 0:18:57 UTC

Yes, I received it also. The main clue is that the email came from the UC Berkeley regents. If you have ever donated to the project, you are in their mailing list. I get regular emails from them whenever they want to promote or advertise some recent accomplishment that the University achieved. If you look at the bottom of the email there is a link to unsubscribe from emailings.
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