Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Tue, Jan 27 2004
Hi Rick. Hi Kathi. We Haven't Met, But...
I've been hoping to blog about other things today, but have instead been spending quite a bit of time wading through spam messages and emails containing attachments which are really the MyDoom virus going around. Is all this really because of someone's wrath at SCO? Then why do I have to be bothered by it? I don't have anything to do with SCO's management choice to make money by spending more on lawsuits than on real R & D.
The real puzzle to me is how so many total strangers have my email address in their email address book and how I end up getting an email from them as part of the virus working. Maybe the virus is not only replicating, but spoofing email addresses too. (I do realize that some emails come from these massive spam lists that spammers have stored on drives, but not all of them fit into this category). I was also told this morning that some email addresses may be targeted by a computer's temporary internet file being accessed and any email addresses are harvested from those files. True? Whatever the case, I actually took some time this morning to look up a few of the email addresses bearing the dreaded virus attachment which I dared not open. Supposed senders included someone at National Geographic, a sports writer at the Chicago Tribune, and a media marketing and promotions specialist in Nashville. You know, if I wasn't so ticked off about the virus, I'd almost be flattered.
posted at: 10:37 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
I've been hoping to blog about other things today, but have instead been spending quite a bit of time wading through spam messages and emails containing attachments which are really the MyDoom virus going around. Is all this really because of someone's wrath at SCO? Then why do I have to be bothered by it? I don't have anything to do with SCO's management choice to make money by spending more on lawsuits than on real R & D.
The real puzzle to me is how so many total strangers have my email address in their email address book and how I end up getting an email from them as part of the virus working. Maybe the virus is not only replicating, but spoofing email addresses too. (I do realize that some emails come from these massive spam lists that spammers have stored on drives, but not all of them fit into this category). I was also told this morning that some email addresses may be targeted by a computer's temporary internet file being accessed and any email addresses are harvested from those files. True? Whatever the case, I actually took some time this morning to look up a few of the email addresses bearing the dreaded virus attachment which I dared not open. Supposed senders included someone at National Geographic, a sports writer at the Chicago Tribune, and a media marketing and promotions specialist in Nashville. You know, if I wasn't so ticked off about the virus, I'd almost be flattered.
posted at: 10:37 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
