on 8/21/03 2:51 PM, Randy Heise at [log in to unmask] wrote:

> It picked your name/e-mail address out of someone else's address book! That
> person (who has been infected with the virus) had your name in their book
> and the virus not only will send TO people in the infected address book, but
> also 'spoof' those addresses to send to others.


Ahhhh--got it.  Thanks.
Also, Andy S. replied offlist and gave an interesting site post:

http://www.ntbugtraq.com/default.asp?pid=36&sid=1&A2=ind0308&L=ntbugtraq&F=P
&S=&P=12294

After I read it, I wondered how to disable those notifications he mentions.

The traffic this monster is generating is amazing. Sorry to add to it, but
I'm finding out great info and feel SO much less alone in this mess.  As a
Mac person, these things usually sail right by me; not this time!

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