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> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kevin Stanford > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 10:11 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [sniffer] Joe Jobs... > > That brings a question up...why do some/many/most postmasters feel that it > is so important to notify senders of a virus to a "spoofed" email address? > Also, I have yet to see a legitimate email that contained a virus..so why > not turn the notification off all together? > > Just curious... > > Kevin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Pete McNeil > Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [sniffer] Joe Jobs... > > Hello Sniffer Folks, > > Please be aware that there are several spam and possibly virus > (other malware?) campaigns being transmitted with my madscientist > address and possibly other addresses from our company in the From: > headers and SMTP envelope. > > Though this has happened in the past at low levels, I have noted > recently a very high level of bounces and warnings returning to me > (erroneously) from systems that claim they have received viruses and > spam from my address. > > I suspect that this might have been triggered by recent press > activity, - especially a Washington Post article which included my > email address without modification. > > If you receive any of these messages, please treat them as the > spam/malware that they are and ignore the source. > > I have verified that we are not sending any such messages ( > unintentionally) from any of our systems. > > Thanks, > _M > > Pete McNeil (Madscientist) > President, MicroNeil Research Corporation Chief SortMonster > (www.sortmonster.com) Chief Scientist (www.armresearch.com) > > > This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and > (un)subscription instructions go to > http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html > > > > This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and > (un)subscription instructions go to > http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html
