Re: [APML] OT: Spam prevention?

["Stuart Heggie" <Stuart.J.Heggie@sympatico.ca>]

It is irrelevant whose name appears as the sender - the virus on the
affected computer is disguising itself by pretending to be a person it finds
in the affected computer's address book. Very upsetting for folks whose
names get used to be implicated. I am sure it is not Rob's computer sending
the messages.

Stuart
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Voetsch" <alanv12952@yahoo.com>
To: "Discussion of Film Astrophotography" <astro-photo@seds.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 1:17 PM
Subject: RE: [APML] OT: Spam prevention?


> All,
>
> Just now as I went through the spam in my bulk mail folder, I saw
> another one with the suject line; "The whore lived like a German". This
> one was from 'robgendler@worldatt.net (or an address very close to
> that). Does this mean that Rob's computer has been taken over, or that
> a virus has gotten hold of his address book?
>
> I've seen this subject line dozens of times in the last 2 weeks but
> don't pay much attention to where it comes from, I know the address
> changes constantly. Is it significant that this one used Rob's address?
> And I wonder if you guys will get stuff from me, or someone else on the
> list.
>
> Alan
>
>
>
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> FS-102 G-11/Gemini: http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/tak_fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/fs102
> & http://www.pbase.com/avoetsch12952/takpf
>
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