----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Clare Pascoe Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 10:30 AM Subject: Re: Emails carrying virus supposedly from Tom
> Yes, > > Another great one is those Spam ones that are not quite my address and want > me to replied to make money or reply to get of Spam list. I find the best > thing with that is to block it and don't reply at all. > > I've been around for a while, just reading away. > > When I see something that takes my interest I put in my 2.2 cents with GST. > > Take Care > > Paul Johnson > ARMIDALE NSW > Carer > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Clare Pascoe Henderson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "insights" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:31 AM > Subject: Re: Emails carrying virus supposedly from Tom > > > > Hi Paul > > > > Paul Johnson wrote: > > > > > Wouldn't it be more appropriate that the individual have a updated > 'Virus > > > protection', rater than relaying on someone else to protect their > computer > > > by insuring their data is clean. After all virus could arrive in all > types > > > of transmissions 'not just by email with attachments or with out'. > > > > I don't think you quite understood what Rohan was saying. A lot of > > viruses spoof emails (ie. create emails that look real) and insert in > > the sender field an address from the address book of the computer that's > > infected. That is, if I were infected, emails would start happening > > that would appear to be sent by people who are in my address book, even > > though those people *aren't* infected. So Rohan wasn't saying that Tom > > has caught a virus from a friend, but rather that if a friend of Tom's > > had a virus it might be using Tom's email address from his friend's > > address book to fill the sender field in the spoof emails it creates. > > > > As an example, I've been getting emails which have, as the sender, my > > own email address and my ex-husband's name! Now he hasn't used that > > email address for some 5 years or so (and in fact when he did use it it > > always had both our names as sender, not just one of us), and he > > certainly doesn't own it now, which means it must be coming either from > > someone's (non-updated) address book or some archive or something on the > > web. > > > > > I've enjoyed sandbagging - sleeping, so I'll go back to doing so, all > the > > > best to the group. > > > > You could stick around - we like having new people in the discussions :-) > > > > Clare > > *************************************************** > > Clare Pascoe Henderson > > http://www.clergyabuseaustralia.org > > Clergy Sexual Abuse in Australia > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > *************************************************** > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message > body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) > > See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm > > ------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------------------------------------------ - You are subscribed to the mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put in the message body 'unsubscribe insights-l' (ell, not one (1)) See: http://nsw.uca.org.au/insights-l-information.htm ------------------------------------------------------
