Klarinet Archive - Posting 000709.txt from 2002/11

From: Gary Truesdail <gir@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Virus Alert
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2002 23:58:57 -0500

Since the mail was blocked all I was allowed to see was the address and
subject line. I could not tell where it really came from and I knew
from your recent address that it probably was not you. Since the
subject was instrument related I felt an prompt alert was appropriate.

Thanks for your replay

GaryT

William Wright wrote:
>
> <><> Gary Truesdail wrote:
> My ISP just blocked an infected email from:
> sender: w8wright@-----.net
>
> Gary, just so you know, the above name never existed. I had a similar
> name (but not identical) on a different ISP about a month ago.
>
> Furthermore, the 'similar' name hasn't existed for approximately one
> month for precisely the reason that you've posted. The "black box" for
> my ISP (WebTV, now called MSNTV) doesn't include a disk drive. In
> effect, everything is on MSNTV's disk drive --- saved messages, all
> software, etc.
>
> Thus I depend on MSNTV for all of my virus protection. Generally
> speaking, they do a good job, but occasionally a virus or worm or
> whatever slips through. The only way for me to recover from a
> successful attack is to close my MSNTV account and start a new one ---
> which I did (I was even spamming myself!!) about one month ago.
>
> Cheers,
> Bill
>
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