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[MadJack]

posted below is an email i received about 20 times in the last few days. now *I* am the one getting emails requesting that I take them off the list. Is anybody getting these emails from ME, because I am NOT the one sending them. let me know. thanks!

I have a feeling this guy has a virus and it's spreading like a wild fire. i just ran a virus scan and nothing was found.


> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric N" <misterodds@HOTMAIL.COM>
> To: <masterlist@MISTERODDS.COM>
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2001 11:18 AM
> Subject: xxxxxxx contests contests contests
>
>
> >
> > Dear Readers,
> >
> > What better way to celebrate the holidays than with contests galore. A
> $500
> > Bowl Bonanza starts today in the forum http://www.oxxxxx.com , 2 Last
> Man
> > Standing contests start today as well as a pick 7 football challenge.
> >
> > The MBA starts on January 2nd with at least $2000 in prizes. All of this
> and
> > more at the http://www.xxxxxx.com forum.
> >
> > good luck and happy holidays from all of us at http://www.xxxxxcom
> >
> >
> > If you would like to be removed from this newsletter, please reply to this
> > message and type "remove" in the subject line.
> >


[This message has been edited by MadJack (edited 12-31-2001).]

 

[MadJack]

i just edited out his site. he's sending out a virus and i'm be damned if i'm going to give him free advertising, whether he knows he's sending it or not.

 

[yyz]

I got this yesterday.....I hope I don't have a virus, now.

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"You can't polish a turd."

 

[Centre Ice]

I've been getting the same thing. I don't open anything that I don't know of . Then all of a sudden I get these "remove me from your list" etc. I don't know what ones are legit and what aren't so I deleted them all, but haven't gotten any from you Jack, none of the names I recognize at all.

Might be something set for New Years Eve or just some goofball screwing around.
It's a pain in the butt though, that's life I guess.

 

[MadJack]

yyz--i'm sure i don't have a virus because i'm protected with a good program, but why in the hell am I getting all of the replies to be removed? people are getting pissed off at ME! you didn't received anything from me did you?

 

[MadJack]

CI--thanks. at least i know it isn't just me. i guess everybody on the list gets the replies.

 

[kosar]

I'm in the same loop, Jack. I think that people are replying to the 'mo' master list and it goes out to everybody on the list.

I've gotten about 13 replies to 'take me off your ****en list', but I think these people don't know that it's going to everybody else on the list, as well as to Eric.

Pain in the ass.

 

[DOGS THAT BARK]

I think its the holidays.I received several of the snow white and a couple others past 2 days.Did away with McAffeees when I had problems last month and got Nortons full blown package firewall and all an been much happier.Also went to Eudora for email on office computer thinking that would cut back on MS adapted virus but got two sent to it also.
If they "hacked" off a few fingers of these hackers we wouldn't have to put up with the BS.

 

[MadJack]

thanks, guys.

DTD--i did the same exact thing with the virus programs and my computer has even been running better without the mcaffee.

 

[redsfann]

I must be doubly cursed then, because I have BOTH the contest one and the Snow White one. I agree, pain in the ass. Getting 20-30 e-mails a day asking to be deleted from the list--
Also, I'm not sure my e-mail is sending messages, either. Anyone know what might be wrong with it? I know its not much info. to go on, but I'm technologically clueless.....

 

[Skinar]

I got this same message twice yesterday. There is a way (somehow) for people to glean your site for e-mail addresses MJ. I was sent some information about this once, I'll see if I can find the info and e-mail it to you.

I can't figure out why you're getting the replies though. The e-mail in question had no attachments and no VB script as far as I could tell.

 

[SixFive]

I've also recieved the Snow White email 2 times and the one from E twice. I just looked, and I had a message from a guy telling me to take my name off a list and another from somebody named dodona telling me that I sent her a virus, lol!!

Eric is really an ok guy, Jack, and I'm sure he did not do this maliciously or on purpose at all. He has a history of trouble with viruses though, and I guess he just can't stop himself from opening up attachments. I'm starting a new thread about viruses.

 

[MadJack]

I just spoke with Eric on the phone and I am positive that this wasn't done on purpose.

When people reply to that email to have themselves removed from the list, the whole list gets emailed.

The snow White thing was not sent by Eric. It was sent by someone on the list replying to the email. DO NOT open that file and don't reply to any email from him and this will die out shortly.

 

[fletcher]

got it 6 times and the snow white horse shit 4 blocked them and i still got 1 each today.

 

[Slim]

I have gotten the snow white virus 3 times in the past two days.....Buy Norton's "Internet security" software. It's made by a company called Symantec. I also used to have the McAfee virus protection software, but the Norton Internet security blows it away. It offers virus protection, a firewall, parental controls, and all updates for a year and it does it all automatically according to a schedule you set. It is really nice IMO.

[This message has been edited by Slim (edited 12-31-2001).]