"Does it mean people are sending out viruses with my name on them?" Not other people, other viruses are sending emails with your address in them. rowan > >I figured it was probably some kind of trick. Does it mean people are >sending out viruses with my name on them? That really ticks me off. (But I >suppose it happens to everybody these days.) > >Vaughn > > > >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: tickticker >>Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 13:31:30 -0700 >>To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>Subject: Re: Security risk or weird spam? >> >> >> >>>Virus fallout. You are just another innocent victim of bad email >>>administration. Delete them and move on. >>> >>>anthony >>> >>>On Wednesday 05 May 2004 10:43 am, Vaughn Treude wrote: >>> >>> >>>>Another dumb question, this time for the security types: >>>> >>>>Recently I've been getting messages like the following. I did not send >>>>either of the original messages these reference, especially not at 1 AM >>>>and 4 AM in the morning. Stranger yet is that the first message says I >>>>sent an email to my remailer (vaughn@nakota-software.com) which was >>>>(wisely) rejected by that service. I'm not knowingly using ".cpl" >>>>attachments; isn't this a Windows thing? And I definitely didn't >>>>(intentionally) send anything to the Russian address in the second >>>>message. Any ideas? >>>> >>>>Vaughn >>>> >>>>---------- Forwarded Message ---------- >>>>Subject: Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender >>>>Date: Wed, 05 May 2004 01:17:20 -0700 >>>>From: Mail Delivery System >>>>To: vltreude@deru.com >>>> >>>> >>>>This message was created automatically by mail delivery software. >>>> >>>>A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its >>>>recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) >>>>failed: >>>> >>>> vaughn@nakota-software.com >>>> This message has been rejected because it has >>>> a potentially executable attachment "Joke.cpl" >>>> This form of attachment has been used by >>>> recent viruses or other malware. >>>> If you meant to send this file then please >>>> package it up as a zip file and resend it. >>>> >>>> >>>>---------- Forwarded Message ---------- >>>>Subject: Returned mail: User unknown >>>>From: Mail Delivery Subsystem >>>>To: >>>>Date: Wed, 5 May 2004 04:19:06 -0400 (EDT) >>>> >>>>from m6.arctel.ru [195.14.62.6] >>>> >>>> >>>>*** ATTENTION *** >>>> >>>>Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with >>>>its delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the >>>>section labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal >>>>errors -----". >>>> >>>>The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section >>>>labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----". >>>> >>>>The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail >>>>could not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message >>>>which is a general translation for other e-mail servers. >>>> >>>>Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail >>>>administrator. >>>> >>>>--AOL Postmaster >>>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>>> >>>> >>>--------------------------------------------------- >>>PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >>>To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >>>http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >>> >>> >--------------------------------------------------- >PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: >http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss