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<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Dear Cousins -
those I know, and those I just haven't met yet:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Let me comment.
My computer is protected within an inch of its life, and yet in the past week,
several items of concern have happened:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004></SPAN><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2>(1) I received an e-mail from myself to myself
advertising products I (thank you) don't need. At the same time, I was advised
through "returned" e-mails that at least two other people to whom I had "sent"
the e-mail didn't exist. Makes you wonder who did get them, doesn't
it?<BR><BR>(2) My husband received an e-mail addressed specifically to him, from
a specific friend, with no subject and an attachment of "fotos" -- a zip
file. Oops, this was a virus attachment. Didn't open it up, as my 'puter
stopped it in its tracks. I got probably 12 "notices" of malicious code
being stopped by my Norton.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>There are
programs that "phish" for addresses - our roots list-servs seem to be a good
trolling ground. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>My advice is: If
you receive a zip, exe, or bat file, or some music files, from anyone as an
attachment, FIRST e-mail the person and ask if s/he sent it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Then, when you
send e-mail, jokes, political statements, to your friends, *blind copy*
everyone. DON'T put anyone's address in the To or Cc boxes. If, by chance
you are on Juno or another ISP that doesn't allow Bcc, either send separate
e-mails to each recipient, or get another provider.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Get yourself a
"spy catcher" -- I have both Spy Sweeper (courtesy of my ISP, AT&T) and Spy
Bot (a download, requests donation, I think). You will be amazed how much
"stuff" is on your drive, just from doing simple surfing on the
net.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>I am positive
that somewhere there are people, like yourselves, who are wondering who I am,
and why I sent them that ugly spam -- honest, twasn't me, folks. Matter of
fact, if you haven't had one or more of your e-dentities stolen and forged, it
probably only means you haven't been around long enough.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Well, that's all.
I just suggest that you do what you can, don't have "unprotected internetting"
and don't get too concerned about all those fingers pointing your
way.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=921594918-27072004><FONT color=#0000ff size=2>Pat (in
Tucson)</FONT></DIV></SPAN></BODY></HTML>