Jesus Christ Bill, if you would care to *read* the thread.. ::sigh:: yes, my AV software picked it up
Dana On Thu, 26 Jun 2003 13:21:37 -0400, William Wheatley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > /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
