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Receiving "Failure Notice" email?

Discussion in 'General Internet' started by szvpvp, 2003/09/28.

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  1. 2003/09/28
    szvpvp

    szvpvp Inactive Thread Starter

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    Dear Sirs,

    I seem to keep getting the following emails not sure whats up or how to stop them...(ALOT OF THEM!!!!!)Just wanted to know if anyone may know how this started or what can prevent them. I had a few viruses that have since been cleaned up. Not sure but they look like the following:

    From: mailer-daemon@mail.kamome.or.jp
    Subject: Failure Notice

    also

    From: Mail Delivery Subsystem
    Subject: Returned Mail: User Unknown

    Please help!!! Thank You much!!!!!!:(
     
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  2. 2003/09/28
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    Someone who has your name in their address book on their computer has a virus that mass sends messages. These viruss do NOT put the real sender's name in the "FROM" line, they put names of people in the windows address book.

    Now, when the destinition server sees that the "TO" is an invalid address, it rejects the message and send this rejection notice to the email address in the "FROM" line.

    Just delete the messages.

    There are also messages that use this type of message with an attached virus to try and trick people into opening the message. Delete these as well.
     
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    Newt

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    Yup. What TonyT said.

    To further clarify a little, you are not sending the messages that bounce and it does not mean you are infected.

    Just means that someone who has your address in their list is infected and doesn't know it.
     
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    szvpvp

    szvpvp Inactive Thread Starter

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    GReat

    Thanks to both!!!

    Have a great day!!!!!
     
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