Thu Nov 25, 2004 2:28 pm by Pa
Be careful who you spam fellows !! Many of these spam emails are generated by personal computers which are already infected with viruses. Without the knowlege of the individual desktop pc owner, their computer emails automatically to any email within the data base of the users hard drive many of these spam letters that are received. Forwarded email addresses, and the ones where a person clicks on the send to everyone option, are usually the food for the email data bases within a persons hard drive. Most viruses are also sent by unsuspecting personal desktop pc owners. They don't know that their pc is doing this !! The original spam artist starts the initial spam email but programs them to take control of the computers that they are excepted into. Again, most folks don't realize this is occurring. I have written many individuals and told them that thier pc had sent me a virus as an attachment or an email spam. Most of them have written me back and thanked me for bringing this to their attention. Some of these emails came from large legitimate corporations. After a while you can discern between what is a deliberate spam or virus attempt but until then, just delete them. Don't block or spam report them ! You may end up blocking or spamming a very important email address you had been expecting. Pa
[This message has been edited by Pa (edited 25 November 2004).]
