RGesty wrote:
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>=20
> On Dec 26, 5:37=EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BDpm, Amy Guskin  wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:50:09 -0500, RGesty wrote
>> You're not alone. =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BDMany, many, many innocent peop=
le's addresses have been
>> caught up in this latest forge-and-sporge. =EF=BF=BD=EF=BF=BDI not=
iced it over on
>> alt.true-crime.
>>
>> Amy
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>=20
> I've seen that too.  The moderated Dr. who group had a whole bunch =
of
> spam topics.  The one that first caught my eye had the totle of
> "Christmas card alert"  same as a topic here.  Changed my password,
> ran virus scan, etc.  Hope it's enough.

You didn't need to. The "From" in messages doesn't mean a damn thing,
and is not, in any meaningful way, evidence that your machine has bee=
n
compromised. That's why it's called "forging".
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