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Old September 20th 03, 07:23 PM
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.

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Old September 20th 03, 07:42 PM
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"Steve" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.


you must not have many friends who have you in their address book... i got
about 1000 overnight last night and about 2500 the day before.


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Old September 20th 03, 11:14 PM
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I'm getting 30 to 50 per day and another about half that number of of
messages from my isp stating that they had trapped a virus (blaster worm)

David Robbins wrote:
"Steve" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp


Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.



you must not have many friends who have you in their address book... i got
about 1000 overnight last night and about 2500 the day before.



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Old September 22nd 03, 06:20 PM
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David Robbins wrote:

"Steve" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.


you must not have many friends who have you in their address book... i got
about 1000 overnight last night and about 2500 the day before.


My guess is, they're getting addresses from newgroups.

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Old September 22nd 03, 06:52 PM
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Jim Kelley wrote:


David Robbins wrote:

"Steve" wrote in message
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"Cecil Moore" wrote in message
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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73, Cecil http://www.qsl.net/w5dxp

Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.


you must not have many friends who have you in their address book... i got
about 1000 overnight last night and about 2500 the day before.


My guess is, they're getting addresses from newgroups.


That has been confirmed.

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