[Vision2020] what can I do about this spam attack????

[Andreas Schou]

----- Original Message -----
From: Me Being Me <thansen@moscow.com>
Date: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:18 am
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] what can I do about this spam attack????

> Bill -
> 
> Write down the date and time the message was transmitted and 
> submit a request 
> to First Step Internet.  They should be able to identify the IP 
> address of its 
> sender.

Having done tech support in the past, I think the problem may actually be on Bill's computer -- there's malicious code, called a "zombie", that turns someone's computer into a spam relay. Basically, a virus with commercial intentions. Because First Step has disallowed the use of their mail server as a relay (i.e. allowing unverified people to send email through it), I think that the problem, sadly, might be with Bill's machine itself.

Fortunately, most zombies are well-known; any good virus-protection software should be able to remove it.

-- ACS