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Toomas Piibe <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sat, 26 Nov 2005 18:05:56 +0200
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Virus. This time trust to Hotmail. Someone with You and Bob in
address book is infected. Unfortunately You can't see all headers
in Hotmail web interface. If it is possible it would be possible
to see what computer (IP address actually) mail actually comes.

I don't believe that screensaver is document what you asked
from Your friend.

Toomas



----- Original Message -----
From: "Venkat Viswanathan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>

>I am copy/pasting a msg (with attachment) received by me with explanations:--
>
> From :  <[log in to unmask]>
>
>  Hotmail has permanently blocked the following potentially unsafe
> attachment(s): text.txt.scr (0.03 MB) More Info...
>
> msg:-I have attached your document
>
> Explanations:--
>
> Bob Punch is a very good friend of mine and his e-mail ID is
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> itc.co.in is a very very reputable company in INDIA.
>
> My amazement is " how could one come so close and just put "3d" in front of
> a very trusted e-mail id and send me a virus."!!! I have to trust hotmail
> and in any case i do not open attachments without scanning/or known /trusted
> sources
>
> my question is if I copy /paste the whole thing (as I have done here for the
> list) and e-mail my friend by the " reply" feature will the real sender get
> any indication that I have tried to access his msg? (I am asking this
> question because of joseph marty's post "You gave them open season by
> clicking on unsubscribe" in response to header "Re: unwanted email")
> possibly this applies to "reply" too?
>
>
> oh by the way the msg was actually in my "junk mail" folder and I had it put
> in my inbox after seeing the sender hurriedly, and, but for hot mail block
> would have opened the attachment!
>
> TIA and happy holidays to all---Venkat
>

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