And to me as well....I've had three bogus e-mails bounce back from Germany in the last week. Marion ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene Stevens" <genofifty@hotmail.com> To: <HESSE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 10:55 PM Subject: RE: [HESSE] Fw: Virus Sending > The same thing is happening to me- I have had 10 Bogus E-mails bounce back > to me this month-IN German - with my E-mail Addy as the Source !! Someone is > Spoofing E-mail addresses off the List ! > > Geno > > > > > > >From: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> > >To: HESSE-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [HESSE] Fw: Virus Sending > >Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:16:57 -0400 > > > >Listers: > >Received the following message from Heinz today. It appears that somewhere > >a virus > >infected computer has picked up my e-mail address and is putting it on > >messages that are > >going to him. This is not an unheard of phenomenon, the guy who builds my > >computers has > >for years received at least one infected e-mail every day from the same > >e-mail address and > >he has so far been unable to stop it. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Heinz L. Zulauf" <7iron@gmx.de> > >To: "David Rorer" <drorer@fuse.net> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:35 AM > >Subject: Virus Sending > > > > > > > Hi David, > > > > > > I have just blocked all mails from drorer@fuse.net, as I receive about > > > one message with a virus per day from this address. Sorry for that. > > > > > > Heinz > > > > > > >Ironically Heinz is not in my outlook express address book and, since these > >messages have > >been going to him, I have marked a noticeable drop off in spam messages in > >my in-box. The > >two phenomena are unrelated I am sure. > >Normally I read my messages in outlook express, set to view in preview pane > >and text only, > >no graphics. This means none of those pretty backgrounds, that some people > >like to use, > >show up. Nor do the flashing lights in these v***a ads. > >The situation had gotten so bad that I have been going to my ISP's website > >and previewing > >the e-mail list, deleting those messages that were obvious spam or had no > >subject. > >Sometimes there would be several hundred messages, with as many as half to > >two thirds > >spam! In fact I learned that the program would not delete more than about > >20-25 messages > >at a time, without hanging! > >The frequency of spam messages began dropping off early this week and today > >there were no > >more than a half dozen obvious ones! Either the spammer has been shutdown > >or my ISP, which > >already did a pretty good job, has beefed up its spam filter considerably. > >In either case > >I'll take it! > > > >Any way one hopes that these fake e-mails only affect Heinz (sorry wish I > >could do > >something about it) and that it stops soon. In the meantime if it becomes > >necessary to > >communicate directly with Heinz I can always use my secret e-mail address > >(and no you may > >not have it. It is only for emergencies.) > > > >David Rorer > > > > > >==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > >Don't overlook the Hesse mailing list taglines at the > >bottom of each list E-Mail you receive. Valuable infor- > >mation is presented there! > > > > > > ==== HESSE Mailing List ==== > Many towns in Germany have the same name! Add the 5-digit > zip code in front of the name! Zip codes explained, > http://members.cox.net/hessen/table.htm >