Re: virus warning

From: Yasir Malik <ymalik(at)cs(dot)stevens-tech(dot)edu>
To: Paul Thomas <paul(at)tmsl(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
Cc: "pgsql-sql (at) postgresql (dot) org" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: virus warning
Date: 2003-09-20 00:04:51
Message-ID: Pine.SGI.4.58.0309192004330.451835@guinness.cs.stevens-tech.edu
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Thank god that I use Pine.
Yasir

On Fri, 19 Sep 2003, Paul Thomas wrote:

> Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 23:14:54 +0100
> From: Paul Thomas <paul(at)tmsl(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
> To: "pgsql-sql @ postgresql . org" <pgsql-sql(at)postgresql(dot)org>
> Subject: Re: [SQL] virus warning
>
> On 19/09/2003 16:37 scott.marlowe wrote:
> >
> > Keep in mind, if you check the headers on the emails you'll see that they
> >
> > are forged. I've been getting about 20 emails a day telling me a message
> >
> > I know I didn't send was infected with a virus.
> >
> > I got 432 last night inbound, some with names forged from this list,
> > others from names unknown.
> >
> > But I don't think it's not the folks on this list, I think it's a
> > windows worm that looks in people's email, harvests names at random, and
> > forged email based on it.
>
> Does seem to be. Just download another 200+. Mildly anoying for me with a
> DSL line. I really feel for those on dial-up :(
>
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