On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:37:21 +0100 "Julie Cheesman" <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Julie, > The addresses of at least two Sussex-Plus subscribers using Hotmail Largely affecting hotmail users, but also users of yahoo, msn, live or aol. So far, google doesn't seem affected. Best remedy is to not use any of those services. If you must, don't use the address books they offer. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" It's only the children of the ------- wealthy tend to be good looking Ugly - The Stranglers

Brad Rogers wrote: > Largely affecting hotmail users, but also users of yahoo, msn, live or > aol. So far, google doesn't seem affected. > > Best remedy is to not use any of those services. If you must, don't > use the address books they offer. I think it is better not to use an address book at all. I understand any address can be used from anywhere on an infected computer such as a saved list mail with useful information. I had one of the mails with no subject and just a URL from a cousin who uses Hotmail. I used Twitter to alert him. Connie in London

On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 16:58:04 +0100 Connie Sparrow <[email protected]> wrote: Hello Connie, > I think it is better not to use an address book at all. I understand > any address can be used from anywhere on an infected computer such as > a saved list mail with useful information. That's true, but in this instance it's not their computer that's been got at, it's hotmail's. Their systems have been compromised. In such matters, google seem to have their systems far better set up. They don't seem to be anywhere near as susceptible to attack at hotmail, msn, et al. > I had one of the mails with no subject and just a URL from a cousin > who uses Hotmail. I used Twitter to alert him. As good a method as any. -- Regards _ / ) "The blindingly obvious is / _)rad never immediately apparent" But they didn't tell him the first two didn't count Tin Soldiers - Stiff Little Fingers