Re: Worm and Virus attack

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From: Mark Fergerson
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 22:18

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Dusty Rhodes wrote:
> Ben Bradley wrote:

<snip>

>>   People are talking about obscene volumes, thousands per day, but
>>I'm "only" getting a few dozen a day.
> 
> 
> I haven't seen so much as single one, at least not the MS scam version. Only
> very rarely do I see others. I figured it was due to effective counter
> measures at Texas.net, but I'm not seeing it on any of my other accounts,
> either. Ah, the benefits of living right, I suppose.

   It's likely because you munged your reply address 
(included "THISPART") right off the bat. When the harvesters 
go through the newsgroups and adds yours to their list, it 
doesn't work so you get no reflections.

   I just wish I'd munged mine earlier. Sigh.

   Mark L. Fergerson

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