[AccessD] Re: [] Virus mail

Here, Road Runner is cleaning a lot of the viruses from email before sending
them on.  Which raises the question of why the ISPs aren't our first line of
defense against viruses.

And spam as well.  Can't they detect an when a sender's email address isn't
legitimate and give us the option to block those emails?

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John B." <john at winhaven.net>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 6:54 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Re: [] Virus mail


> Dittos to that! My little red exclamation point in the sys tray has been
> blinking constantly for the last week or two.
>
> I had been getting dozens of the aft mentioned viruses a couple of weeks
> ago. I looked in the headers and asked the ISP to check into to it and
> apparently either they did or by some coincidence the infected person did
> something about it.
> ?
>
> John B.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of MartyConnelly
> > Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 12:22 AM
> > To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] Re: [] Virus mail
> >
> >
> > I did notice the people knocking at my door, has gone up by a factor of
> > 10 since mid august
> > My Zone Alarm daily logs have gone from an average of 30K a day to 400K.
> > That is at least 1 ping
> > from somewhere every 15 secs.
> > You can see yours at C:\Windows\Internet Logs
> >
> >
> > Todd Buttrey wrote:
> >
> > >Yes, I was getting probably 20 or so a day, but they seem to
> > have gone away
> > >in the past few weeks.  Never did figure out where they were coming
from.
> > >
> > >Todd.
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Francisco H Tapia" <my.lists at verizon.net>
> > >To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
> > ><accessd at databaseadvisors.com>; <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> > >Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 6:04 PM
> > >Subject: [AccessD] Re: [] Virus mail
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Nope, never did... I'm ccing the dba-Tech list in case anyone else may
> > >>be having the same problem, or offer a solution
> > >>
> > >>:)
> > >>
> > >>Charlotte Foust wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>>Is anyone else on the list still getting pounded with virus-bearing
> > >>>emails?  I'm getting at least 50 per DAY, both the "Security Update"
> > >>>type and the SWEN-bearing "your email could not be delivered" type.
I
> > >>>only get them at work (my address for this list) and I'm the
> > only one in
> > >>>the office that's getting them.  Am I the only sufferer?
> > >>>
> > >>>Charlotte Foust
> > >>>_______________________________________________
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>--
> > >>-Francisco
> > >>
> > >>
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> >
> > --
> > Marty Connelly
> > Victoria, B.C.
> > Canada
> >
> >
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