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Re: I received a virus email today...
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lugnet.robotics
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Mon, 26 Aug 2002 12:42:45 GMT
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Actually, the email wasn't from Dean, or Husby. That was only the name of
the file. What was coincidental was the fact that it mentioned Lego
Mindstorms, WebRing, and Husby all at the same time...
Rob
"Steve Baker" <lego-robotics@crynwr.com> wrote in message
news:3D69C321.5050803@airmail.net...
> Dean Husby wrote:
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> > I'm running Norton AV 2002 so I know it's not me actually sending them. • It
> > scans incoming and outgoing mail automaticly. I also don't use outlook.
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> I get a bunch of bounces from mail servers claiming I'm infected with • Klez - but
> I'm running Linux - so I *know* that I'm not really the sender.
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> They just fake your email address and use it as the 'ReplyTo' so they • don't
> get swamped with the bounces.
>
> ----------------------------- Steve Baker -------------------------------
> Mail : <sjbaker1@airmail.net> WorkMail: <sjbaker@link.com>
> URLs : http://www.sjbaker.org
> http://plib.sf.net http://tuxaqfh.sf.net http://tuxkart.sf.net
> http://prettypoly.sf.net http://freeglut.sf.net
> http://toobular.sf.net http://lodestone.sf.net
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| (...) I get a bunch of bounces from mail servers claiming I'm infected with Klez - but I'm running Linux - so I *know* that I'm not really the sender. They just fake your email address and use it as the 'ReplyTo' so they don't get swamped with the (...) (22 years ago, 26-Aug-02, to lugnet.robotics)
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