In a message dated 4/30/2004 3:24:10 PM Central Standard Time,
ac5e@comcast.net writes:
Just got a rather irate E-mail from a list member stating I had sent him a
virus and demanding I fix it. There's a couple of problems with that beginning
with the fact I have never sent the gent any mail, E or otherwise.
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Yup, we have to remember that an e-mail address can easily be hijacked. It's
happened to my business e-mail address several times this year, but mostly
from spam factories. However, a couple lately have been associated with virus
transmissions, but caught by someone else's corporate virus protection software.
You know you've been hijacked when you see a sudden increase in the number of
"undeliverable mail" notices being received from people you don't know.
Our IT group appears not to be able to stop the e-mail address theft problem.
Spam and/or viruses may not originate from the e-mail address associated with
the e-mail.
Joe
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