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> Gads, this is hilarious.
Agreed, to a degree.
> F-Secure, which is a name change from an older firm, is also very accurate
and
> reliable on virus and hoax stuff. I used cut and paste ...
Once you cut and paste, the official return address and "certification"
trustworthiness is lost.
>If the majority don't want me to post these alerts in the future, I won't,
but if the
> majority do want me to, I will, and Bob, you can delete them. Fair
enough???
Agreed.
If you believe you are performing a service may I suggest that you at least
use the same direct addressing technique you used to send this last EMail so
that the EMail pedigree and Addressee is immediately clear, not ambiguous,
and that such alerts get routed to the Omega folder by those using EMail
filtering.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: <Peter2150@xxxxxxx>
To: <bobg63@xxxxxxx>; <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; <bf20415@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Another real virus. Seems to affect all with W95 and later
STOPSPAMMING
> In a message dated 4/2/00 5:52:20 PM EST, bobg63@xxxxxxx writes:
>
> > This fellow Peter is utilizing the names on the eskimo list for possibly
> > well intentioned but misguided purposes and obscuring, to a degree, the
> > mechanism used.
> >
> > Despite the F-Secure nomenclature his communication has all the
hallmark
> > characteristics of Virus Hoaxes and other nuisance EMail often
originating
> > from Web EMail or AOL addresses.
> >
> > I disregarded the first Spam sent several days ago, but per the
> > recommendations of established anti-spamming sites I politely
complained
> > about it this time.
>
>
> Gads, this is hilarious. I have been one of the biggest complainers of
> people who don't check out rumors before posting. F-Secure, which is a
name
> change from an older firm, is also very accurate and reliable on virus and
> hoax stuff. I used cut and paste as opposed to a forward of their e-mail
as
> a courtesy to them. If you actually read the whole thing all there
contact
> information, phone numbers, web sites etc is a the bottom. Their alerts
are
> timely and accurate. I have posted these as there may be some who haven't
> signed up for an alert, but who might like to be aware of them.
>
> Having said all that, this list is a democracy of sorts. If the majority
> don't want me to post these alerts in the future, I won't, but if the
> majority do want me to, I will, and Bob, you can delete them. Fair
enough???
>
> Pete
>
>
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