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Date:	Fri, 1 Nov 2002 21:48:12 PST7
From:	Sheridan George <s-geo@usa.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Spam

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Steven Levine wrote:
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> If you are responding to someone asking for help who
> may not be a member of this list, be sure to use the
> REPLY TO ALL feature of your email program.
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>
> In
> <20021029055958.NPSZ20156.mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>,
> on 10/28/02
> at 10:00 PM, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net said:
>
>
>>>Abuse requests have been sent to your ISP, mailer and webserver admins.
>>
>
> Was there any other content in the message explaining why they felt is
> neccessary to do this?
>
>
>>Is this what I think it is--an attempt to verify that my address is a
>>live one?
>
>
> Unless they asked you to respond to some sort of advertisement, probably
> not.
>
> More likely, they received a virus or spam with your address as the From
> address and were too uninformed to realize that it really was not from
> you. There are lots of naive users out there that do odd things. There's
> also stupid software out there too. I've received serveral automated
> bounce messages claiming I sent e-mail containing Klez. What really
> happened is some poor WinXX user got Klez and had my name if their address
> book.
>
> Steven
>
Right on, Steven. I got this one tody.

sheridan

------------------ Virus Warning Message (on the network)

Found virus WORM_KLEZ.H in file jwhitt@msn
The uncleanable file is deleted.

A virus was found either in the body of this message or in the message attachment. If the infected
file could be cleaned, the clean file was inserted back into this message. If the infected file could
not be cleaned, it was removed from this message. To stop further spreading of this virus, please
immediately notify the sender that the file was infected and needs to be cleaned before being sent again.

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