Re: Strange Messages

I got the exact same messages at least a half dozen times! But not from the 
same address/identity as you did. Each time the subject line was something 
about asking me to check out a web page for review.  The person attached 
.pif and .bat files, both of which are  DOS programs that I knew better 
than to open. I finally put a filter in my e-mail program and then they 
started coming from a different address. I found out that both addresses 
were bogus. I tried contacting the abuse@ from each domain but received no 
satisfactory answers.
I thought that someone might have gotten my address from this list because 
they were asking about web page advice in their subject line, but I had no 
way to prove it. I'm using Eudora, which stores attachments in a 
sub-directory even after I delete the message. So be sure to check that 
those files are not still on your system - delete them if they are.

Teri

At 11:51 PM 08/10/2001 -0400, C. A. Milton wrote:
>If this is off-topic, please reply directly to me.
>
>I have received at least 25 occurrences of the same message (sent from many
>different addresses), all having perhaps a handful of Subject Lines.
>
>The messages all go:
>
>Hi! How are you?
>
>I send you this file in order to have your advice
>
>See you later. Thanks
>
>(NOTE:  Message ended here)
>
>Subject line on this one (and several others) was:
>
>University of Guelp1
>
>Does anyone recognize the wording above as being some kind of virus/worm
>program?  There is always an icon for an attachment (paperclip in Outlook
>Express), but I don't see an attachment.
>
>Any information is greatly appreciated.
>
>Caryl
>
>camilton(at)icx.net
>
>
>
>Now . . . . as a careful person, I always delete this kind of thing unopened
>(of course).  But . . . the flood of them over the last few days has me
>concerned.  Does anyone know if this is a t

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