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Old September 20th 03, 06:57 PM
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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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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Yes, 14 yesterday and 4 so far this morning.

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Old September 20th 03, 07:42 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.


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)

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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.

ac6xg


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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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Old September 20th 03, 07:54 PM
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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 over 600 in the last 3 or 4 days.

Dee D. Flint, N8UZE

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Old September 20th 03, 08:01 PM
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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Me too - 2000 per day.

Terrorist attack or just another up-and-coming Bill Gates?

G4FGQ, UK



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Old September 20th 03, 08:21 PM
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On Sat, 20 Sep 2003 19:01:51 +0000 (UTC), "Reg Edwards"
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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Me too - 2000 per day.

Terrorist attack or just another up-and-coming Bill Gates?

G4FGQ, UK


Me too, 49 yesterday and 80 today.

Walt, W2DU
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Old September 20th 03, 09:41 PM
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"Reg Edwards" wrote in message
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Is anyone else being deluged with Virus/Worm email messages?
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Me too - 2000 per day.

Terrorist attack or just another up-and-coming Bill Gates?

G4FGQ, UK




I don't recall anything in Gates' career that's equivalent to the present
worm attack.
Do you have any factual backup for your off-hand slander?

Ed
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