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Re: Worm and Virus attack

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From: Keith R. Williams
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 20:18
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In article <fhnmmvgkqt3edlqntpllk7omgth6t975m1@4ax.com>, Jim-
T@golana-will-get-you.com says...
> 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:
> >>
> >>>> 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?

They're about 150K with a subject or From: indicating that these 
are M$ "fixes".  Thay call what they do to male cats-n-dogs 
getting "fixed" too.
> >
> >John
> 
> Eudora's address book isn't hijackable as Outhouse Excuse's is.

Doesn't matter.  I don't use outhouse. I don't have the virus, 
but someone who has my email address in their address book 
certainly does.

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

I'll forward you a copy, if you fell left out...

-- 
  Keith
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From: Keith R. Williams <krw@attglobal.net>
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Subject: Re: Worm and Virus attack
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:18:08 -0400
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