(meteorobs) PLEASE IGNORE VIRUS EMAILS! (was Re: something is going wrong!)

[Lew Gramer]

Pavol, thank you for noting that this and many prior meaningless
and generally virus-laden emails, were NOT really sent from that
address 'dedalus at alum.mit.edu'.

I know, because that is in fact MY email address... As has already
(I thought) been explained more than once on our list - this is a
TRICK programmed into recent viruses, to allow them to replicate
without their infected source PC being easily located.

I am adding my own email address to a list of "moderated" addresses
for this list: that means that each time I post, I will have to go
online and approve my own post! However, this will at least prevent
this virus from using MY address to mask its propogation: of course,
we will probably immediately see someone ELSE'S email address take
the place of mine... But with these viruses becoming so pervasive,
and so hard to avert, it is unclear what I can do to prevent this.

Clear skies, and thank you to all 'meteorobs' subscribers for your
interest in our forum, and your patience.

Lew Gramer <owner-meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
http://www.meteorobs.org


--- meteorobs-request at meteorobs.org wrote:
> Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:28:16 -0800 (PST)
> From: Pavol Habuda <bzucino at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: (meteorobs) something is going wrong!
> To: Global Meteor Observing Forum <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> 
> I have checked trace where his email went. Last mark come from adress 
> kilrone-sackett.la.cyberverse.net , which is probably not from MIT.
> It means, that Hdedalus at alum.mit.edu didn`t send that message.
> 
> Dedalus, do you want to be in list? If you not respond, I suppose
> you don`t read list so you can be (from security reason) removed.
> 
> Have a nice day
> Pavol Habuda
> 
> 
> > _dedalus at alum.mit.edu_ (mailto:dedalus at alum.mit.edu)  This is the  person 
> > that needs to be dropped from the list.


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Lew Gramer <dedalus at alum.mit.edu>


		
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