Re: Stupid Microsoft Patch Virus

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From: brian w edginton
Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 01:22

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On Mon, 22 Sep 2003 01:20:23 +0100, "Ant" <not@home.today> wrote:

>"brian w edginton" <edgo1@REMOVETHISbigpond.com> wrote in message
>news:jj9smvo3f5aubp4harfcgctmseb74erv79@4ax.com...
>
>> They don't need to know your address....their bots shotgun the 'net
>> with computer generated addresses. Millions per day. they only need a
>> few hits on existing addresses to make it worth their while. They,
>> already, have lists of genuine domains.
>
>Not in this case. Swen appears to get it's addresses from recent
>Usenet post headers.
>
>> Best defence is a user name so
>> silly, even a computer wouldn't dream it up. :)
>
>I can use any name I want with my sub-domain. What little spam I
>get is only to a name I once used for a few NG posts last year.
>I get no viruses by email at all.
>


Yeah....I went back and read it all again. I was talking "spam" in the
advertising  sense.  Too quick on the keyboard, I am afraid.


brianWE
Money? Spend it before it is all gone!

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From: brian w edginton <edgo1@REMOVETHISbigpond.com>
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Subject: Re: Stupid Microsoft Patch Virus
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