Ahem. AOL emailed me the sobig.e virus according to my Norton antivirus. The email has an attachment labeled your_details.zip, which is per the specs for this virus. Naturally I did not open it. But the email is not from [EMAIL PROTECTED]; the email is *from* AOL saying my email to her was not delivered because it has a virus. Which they helpfully included for reference. Now, from the top, this virus claims to be from people who are also in the address book of the original sender. I do not know ruthj and she is not in my address book, and I don't have this virus because norton caught it in this email that AOL sent me.
God I hate it when you patronize me, especially when you usually don't have a good grasp of what is going on when you do it. Dana On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 12:18:19 -0400, William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That doesn't say aol sent you a virus that says whoever mailed that ruth > person has a virus that was in their email and they had better fix it. > > But either way aol is evil. > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 12:12 PM > Subject: Re: how stupid > > >> the AOL user didnt send me the virus. AOL did. I got the following, with >> the virus as an attachment. >> >> The original message was received at Thu, 26 Jun 2003 06:09:09 -0400 >> (EDT) >> from [66.72.7.21] >> >> *** ATTENTION *** >> Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with >> its >> delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section >> labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- >> ". >> The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section >> labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". >> The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail >> could >> not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which >> is > a >> general translation for other e-mail servers. >> Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail >> administrator. >> --AOL Postmaster >> >> >> ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors ----- >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> ----- Transcript of session follows ----- >> ... while talking to air-xm03.mail.aol.com.: >> >>> DATA >> <<< 554 TRANSACTION FAILED - Unrepairable Virus Detected. Your mail has > not >> been sent. >> 554 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>... Service unavailable >> >> On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 10:59:06 -0500, Matt Blatchley ~ Bridgeleaf Studios >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > Dana, >> > >> > I run into similar issues with AOL users. I have a few clients who >> > refuse >> > to use the email addresses I setup for them and they send me virus's >> too >> > stating I sent it to them. Big pain in the ass because I've requested >> a >> > response from the folks at AOL, but like you said, the level of >> response >> > is >> > by someone part time and doesn't give two shiznitz about anyone other >> > than >> > their own customers, and that's only if they bitch consistently. I'd >> > love >> > to rant about them two, but I'll spare the rest of the list my opinion > on >> > that issue seeing as how they can all assume my feelings on that one >> > anyway. >> > I feel for ya! >> > >> > Matt >> > >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 10:34 AM >> > To: CF-Community >> > Subject: how stupid >> > >> > >> > (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 >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Mr Jones and me >> > We're stumbling through the barrio.... >> > >> > >> > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
