Let me reiterate something I've already said: These messages are not the
result of a virus or being infected. These messages are from someone
deliberately trying to defame GW Micro and disrupt our services. While
keeping yourself current in virus and anti-spyware protection is an
excellent idea, understand this recent outburst of childish behavior is
attributed by someone who has a grudge against GW Micro, our products,
our services, or our customers.
Aaron
On 2/15/2010 3:13 PM, Jim Grimsby JR. wrote:
actually I have seen ones that do. it looks at past subject that were
sent received in the history and generates subjects from that. then it
sends out these messages with subjects that have been used. I have seen
these before this is why I am pretty sure it is a bug somewhere.
the person who has this is probably sending these kind of messages to
everyone in the address book.
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From: "J.J. Meddaugh" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 8:18 PM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: GW Micro Listserv Update
I don't think it was. Look at some of the specific subject lines, such
as Window-Eyes 8 to be released in October. That type of message
wouldn't be generated by a spam bot.
J.J. Meddaugh - ATGuys.com
A premier Licensed Code Factory and KNFB Reader distributor
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Grimsby JR."
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Cc: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 11:14 PM
Subject: Re: GW Micro Listserv Update
actually I think this was person with a bug. had a client not to long
ago that was having this problem. some of the messages she was
sending out were very much like the messages we were seeing.
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From: "Aaron Smith" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, February 14, 2010 7:31 PM
To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>;
<[email protected]>; "Book Sense Discussion List"
<[email protected]>
Subject: GW Micro Listserv Update
Greetings,
First of all, we would like to apologize for the recent barrage of
indecent messages to various GW Micro lists. We have taken steps to
minimize this problem enough to turn our email lists back on. While
this problem may crop up again in the future, rest assured that we
take it seriously, and are actively pursuing strategies to keep our
list content respectful and on topic.
Thank you to everyone who notified us of the problem. Your
commitment to GW Micro is what makes our services as good as they are.
Understand that these messages did not originate from GW Micro staff
members, nor did they originate from the people whose names and
emails graced the from field. In other words, they were spoofs,
meaning they were forged to look as though they came from a specific
individual, when in fact they came from another.
We are very proud of the freedom that the GW Micro email lists
provide for all members. There are times, however, when that freedom
is abused by those seeking to do harm in some way or another. While
we recognize that this potential threat exists, we do not feel it
warrants any kind of list lock-down or moderation. Our list members
are typically wise enough, and know us well enough, to know what to
do with a message that contains questionable content.
Let me leave you with one additional thought. When you reply to an
email message, that entire message becomes editable. That means, not
only can you add your reply, but you can also edit the content from
the original message. While one could conceivably use that
opportunity to make the original message author say things he or she
did not intend to say, it also provides you with the opportunity to
clean up the messages you're replying to or commenting on. This
technique is a fantastic way to minimize the size of your message by
limiting its content to only that text which contributes to the
conversation. It also (and here's the important part of this
thought) allows you to strip out words, phrases, even whole
paragraphs that are offensive, abusive, or disrespectful. When you
reply to a message that contains content you'd rather not be privy
to, but choose not to remove said content, you are helping to spread
the information you disagreed with in the first place.
It behooves us all to take a few minutes to compose ourselves when
replying, and think about what everyone else is going to read once
the send button is selected.
Just some food for thought.
Please feel free to re-engage in vigorous and on-topic list discussion.
Aaron
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Aaron Smith
Product Support Specialist * Web Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
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Aaron Smith
Product Support Specialist * Web Development
GW Micro, Inc. * 725 Airport North Office Park, Fort Wayne, IN 46825
260-489-3671 * gwmicro.com
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correspondence (where applicable), and any relevant information
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If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to
GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so
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