I received an email the other day from PAM R containing a specific query and, naturally, I sent a reply. Imagine my surprise when my reply bounced back as undeliverable. The email itself contained a specific, local query and did not contain any ‘spam’ content whatsoever but the email address is now listed as a ‘spam source’ and, as a result, the ‘postmaster’ refuses to accept incoming mail.
The most likely cause of such a listing, which can sometimes only be temporary, is infection of the host (home) computer by a ‘Trojan Horse’ virus which then uses your computer/email address to send out spam, spam and more spam. Anyway, to cut a short story long, the answer to your question Pam is ‘no you didn’t imagine it, so no need to call the shrink’ and you’ll find what you are looking for in the article ‘A Stroll on the Balcón’ and also in the section ‘Captain’s Blog’.
Spam email is the bane of many people’s life and anyone can become an unwitting sender of spam through virus programs lodged, often well hidden, in home computers. A good anti-virus program is essential these days and will generally resolve the problem. It can also be that your host server is known for generating spam mail, in which case you may well get tarred with the same brush.