[Vision2020] what can I do about this spam attack????
thansen@moscow.com
thansen@moscow.com
Thu, 13 May 2004 18:38:44 GMT
In that case, please let me know when Bill's machine offers a deal on Viagra.
Baseball is getting boring and it looks like a long weekend.
Tom
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>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Me Being Me <thansen@moscow.com>
> Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:18 am
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] what can I do about this spam attack????
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> > Bill -
> >
> > Write down the date and time the message was transmitted and
> > submit a request
> > to First Step Internet. They should be able to identify the IP
> > address of its
> > sender.
>
> Having done tech support in the past, I think the problem may actually be on
Bill's
computer -- there's malicious code, called a "zombie", that turns someone's
computer into
a spam relay. Basically, a virus with commercial intentions. Because First Step
has
disallowed the use of their mail server as a relay (i.e. allowing unverified
people to
send email through it), I think that the problem, sadly, might be with Bill's
machine
itself.
>
> Fortunately, most zombies are well-known; any good virus-protection software
should be
able to remove it.
>
> -- ACS
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