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Re: Worm and Virus attack

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From: Jim Thompson
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 19:53
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On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:47:34 -0700, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highSNIPlandTHIStechPLEASEnology.com> wrote:

>On Fri, 19 Sep 2003 12:22:00 -0700, Jim Thompson
><Jim-T@golana-will-get-you.com> wrote:
>
>>On 19 Sep 2003 12:02:11 -0700, Winfield Hill <whill@picovolt.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Don Pearce wrote...
>>>>
>>>> On 19 Sep 2003 10:51:14 -0700, Aubrey >McIntosh wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I have received almost 700 copies of worm or virus mail
>>>>> to this account [snipped] in the past 24 hours.
>>>>>
>>>>> This has been the GIBE virus, the new "returned mail" item.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anyone else?
>>>>
>>>> Everyone. At 700 you have come off lightly.
>>>
>>> I got over 1000 at home this morning, over 450 of them
>>> arriving in a single 5 minute period at about 0640 EST.
>>> Strangely, I got almost none at my work email.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>    - Win
>>
>>Those of us running Eudora got NONE ;-)
>>
>>                                        ...Jim Thompson
>
>Netscape, none, but I don't see how one's email client affects this.
>At least with Netscape, unopened mail doesn't execute.
>
>What do the virus messages look like?
>
>John

Eudora's address book isn't hijackable as Outhouse Excuse's is.

Although I suppose I could get listed in someone's Outhouse address
book... it's not likely... I have no friends ;-)

                                        ...Jim Thompson
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From: Jim Thompson <Jim-T@golana-will-get-you.com>
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