endless patch emails

External Since: Sep 30, 2003 Posts: 1

Hello,

Ive been getting 100's of these 'patch,security' emails with
attachements.

I now delete them at the server and send an automated reply to all incoming
emails with attachments.

1 will they ever stop? Who is sending them?

The email system is becoming unusable because of them.

2 Am I sending the virus back along with my automated reply?

patrick

External Since: Aug 06, 2003 Posts: 87

"patrick" <networkone DeleteThis @eircom.net> wrote in message
news:Xuieb.34172$pK2.63265@news.indigo.ie...
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> Hello,
>
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> Ive been getting 100's of these 'patch,security' emails with
> attachements.
>
> I now delete them at the server and send an automated reply to all
incoming
> emails with attachments.

That's hilarious!! You're now doubling the incoming mail because the return
addresses are either forged or invalid. Even if they are valid,
auto-replying to them will go back to a person who ISN'T infected.

>
> 1 will they ever stop? Who is sending them?

Santa's elves have been taken hostage and used in this horrible experiment
of sending mass emails to total strangers. And you thought, "..he's making a
list.." meant presents! Pffsstthh!

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> The email system is becoming unusable because of them.
>
> 2 Am I sending the virus back along with my automated reply?
>

Why not go back a couple weeks in this newsgroup and you'll see what's going
on.

-Tim

> patrick
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