/me nods kewl. But that by itself doesn't lead you to think it has a virus unless your AV software picks it up right? :) Thats all i was trying to say to dana and didn't mean to be patronizing lol. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Andy Ousterhout" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 1:09 PM Subject: RE: how stupid
> I got the same email. Norton did its thing as well. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: how stupid > > > 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
