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Date:	Mon, 4 Nov 2002 08:39:30 PST7
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Spam

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In
<20021104041848.MYWS8836.mtiwmhc13.worldnet.att.net@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>,
on 11/03/02
at 08:18 PM, jack.huffman@worldnet.att.net said:

>It sounds like someone has put my address on a local spam filter. My
>fear is that some ISP's who have spam filters like Worldnet's will
>include my address.

There's nothing the the message you received that indicates that.

>Is this a real danger? If it is, do you have any suggestions for
>reducing or eliminating my fear?

You are misunderstanding the cause and effect of things. Someone you know
got a virus. The virus grabbed your name out of that individual's
addressbook and generated mail showing you as the sender. The to address
was dead to the mail server bounced the message back to you because your
name was in the message body. All of this is normal mail processing
logic. It just happens more often for spam messages.

Steven

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