well gee, if AOL is spreading viruses around, we can all expect the problem to get worse.
Dana On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:50:45 -0500, Marlon Moyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You gotta love klez. I'm battling a daily battle with some idiot whose > had it on his/her pc for about 2 months now. I got an email back from > James Corville's staff saying I had sent them a virus just about 2-3 days > ago. I really, really wish that they would have some kind of competence > test before you can purchase a computer. > > Marlon > > > Dana Tierney wrote: > >> (rant) >> I was complaining yesterday about getting a little notice scolding me >> for allegedly sending a virus to somebody I don't know in Finland. The >> virus in question puts names from the true sender's address book in the >> "from" field, but apparently the system in question is not set up to >> check ip addresses. >> >> I ran an extra virus scan last night to be sure, and no, I don't have >> this virus. I would not expect to as my virus software scans incoming >> mail. >> >> This scan works, as demonstrated by the fact that this morning it warned >> me that someone emailed me a virus. Come to find out it is AOL, >> complaining that I sent this virus to [EMAIL PROTECTED], whom I do not >> know. >> >> The truly astounding thing is that *they mailed the virus to me* -- is >> that supposed to prove something? What if I did not in fact have up to >> date software? I used to work at AOL so I am well past expecting >> intelligence from them, but geez, this practice is a threat to the >> health of the internet. Too bad it doesn't have a WHO. >> >> (end rant) >> Dana >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
