[dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?

John Bartow john at winhaven.net
Fri Jan 9 11:21:27 CST 2004


Rocky:
If you're domain email program allows it, you can recieve email from
anything at yourdomain. I started administering my own email for my domain so
that I can dish out winhaven email addresses as I need to for staff,
interns, etc. It was always been a hassle setting and deleting email
accounts through the ISP and they charge per email account. Now I can have
as many as I need and I don't pay extra for them. (and it only takes a
moment to set up a new address or delete an out of use address!)

I've gotten some emails from people who mistakenly put winhaven.net in their
email addresses (winhaven.com is a personal "family" type website and I
suppose their grandma got mixed up or something.)

HTH
John

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin
> - Beach Access Software
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 11:10 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?
>
>
> I think it's probably 2.  I've got router firewall, Zone Alarm, and Norton
> with email scan on.  Would seem to be difficult to infect one of the local
> machines here.  Also, info at floralsoft.com is not in any of the
> machines.  I
> think it only gets picked up like the other email addresses on the web by
> the bots.
>
> I hope.
>
> Rocky
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Erwin Craps - IT Helps" <Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be>
> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues"
> <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 8:20 AM
> Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?
>
>
> > Hi Rocky
> >
> > Can't tell for sure.
> >
> > This is a message from an SMTP server saying that the destination server
> is not available  and it will try again in x hours for x times.
> > This can be the case when a SMTP server at the destinator is down or his
> internet link or whatever....
> > It's a normal thing, if this is a temprorary thing (maximum a couple of
> days).
> >
> > BUT!!!
> > If you or someone in your company never has send a mail to that person
> this could indicate another problem.
> >
> > 1) One of your computers is hacked/virussed and is beeing
> misused to send
> spam.
> > To solve this problem, find the hacked/virussed computer.
> > Or
> > 2) Someone elses (someone outside your company network) computer is
> hacked/virussed and is using (spoofing) your e-mail address to send spam
> (that is commong technique today used by mnay virusses). In this
> case there
> is nothing you can do but wait until that person will find out
> his computer
> is beeing misused....
> >
> >
> > Erwin
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
> Beach Access Software
> > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 3:10 PM
> > To: dba-tech
> > Cc: Fred & Michael Wahl
> > Subject: [dba-Tech] Re: Do I Have a Virus?
> >
> >
> > I keep getting email like this to info at floralsoft.com - my web site
> general email account.  Also to bchacc at server.mywebmaster.biz  an unknown
> address.
> >
> > Anybody know what this is about?  Is it a spam dummied up to look like a
> bounce in the hopes that I'll respond and confirm my email address?
> >
> > Or do I have a virus?  Or does my ISP have a virus?
> >
> > Any input appreciated.
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Rocky
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mail Delivery System" <Mailer-Daemon at server.mywebmaster.biz>
> > > To: <bchacc at server.mywebmaster.biz>
> > > Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 1:12 AM
> > > Subject: Warning: message 1Adv7C-0004Nu-EK delayed 48 hours
> > >
> > >
> > > > This message was created automatically by mail delivery software.
> > > > A message that you sent has not yet been delivered to one or more of
> > > > its recipients after more than 48 hours on the queue on
> > > server.mywebmaster.biz.
> > > >
> > > > The message identifier is:     1Adv7C-0004Nu-EK
> > > > The subject of the message is:
> > > http://www.floralsoft.com/cgi-sys/formmail.pl
> (200.90.96.153:6588) bcc:
> > > imagx09 at aol.comcqj jQq852E 7S  tn oU k l ZtI7T DAEKyL CTHMp2LUgf7 Dp6
> > > SUXOHbvC q TpOUQ  Wr 9rgEP4xiDspU
> > > WNoÿFFFFCCabcdefghijklmnopqrstuvqxyzABCDEFGHI.
> > > > The date of the message is:    Tue, 06 Jan 2004 09:35:38 -0800
> > > >
> > > > The address to which the message has not yet been delivered is:
> > > >
> > > >   gQClKRh at www.floralsoft.com
> > > >     Delay reason: remote host address is the local host
> > > >
> > > > No action is required on your part. Delivery attempts will continue
> > > > for some time, and this warning may be repeated at intervals if the
> > > > message remains undelivered. Eventually the mail delivery software
> > > > will give up, and when that happens, the message will be returned to
> you.
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
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