No, Yahoo is innocent on this one.
Looks like some of the members of the list have been tricked into clicking
on the URL which automatically installs the software which then sends the
email automatically to everyone in their email list ( including the email
address of the list ).
We normally block ANY attachments to emails to the list for the express
purpose of blocking viruses. Problem here is that there is no attachment.
The email gets you to goto the website and the virus runs from there.
Sooooo, we can't stop these emails from hitting the list. Just remind
people NOT to click on any embedded URL's unless you know exactly what is
going to happen.
Todd Anderson
Moderator hat today ...
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] RE: You Have an ECard From
I just received one of these in my personal mail as well, from a different
source. Don't bother with them. Looks like in trying to fix the mail
delivery issues, that Yahoo may have opened the list to spam?
Brian
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Looks like some of the members of the list have been tricked into clicking
on the URL which automatically installs the software which then sends the
email automatically to everyone in their email list ( including the email
address of the list ).
We normally block ANY attachments to emails to the list for the express
purpose of blocking viruses. Problem here is that there is no attachment.
The email gets you to goto the website and the virus runs from there.
Sooooo, we can't stop these emails from hitting the list. Just remind
people NOT to click on any embedded URL's unless you know exactly what is
going to happen.
Todd Anderson
Moderator hat today ...
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Boyes [mailto:brianb@...]
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 3:33 PM
To: Vantage List (E-mail)
Subject: [Vantage] RE: You Have an ECard From
I just received one of these in my personal mail as well, from a different
source. Don't bother with them. Looks like in trying to fix the mail
delivery issues, that Yahoo may have opened the list to spam?
Brian
Yahoo! Groups Sponsor
ADVERTISEMENT
<http://rd.yahoo.com/M=237459.2482214.3917349.2146399/D=egroupweb/S=17050071
83:HM/A=1267611/R=0/*http://ad.doubleclick.net/jump/N2524.Yahoo/B1071650;sz=
300x250;ord=1035491612780135?>
<http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=237459.2482214.3917349.2146399/D=egroupmai
l/S=:HM/A=1267611/rand=585055559>
Useful links for the Yahoo!Groups Vantage Board are: ( Note: You must have
already linked your email address to a yahoo id to enable access. )
(1) To access the Files Section of our Yahoo!Group for Report Builder and
Crystal Reports and other 'goodies', please goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/files/.>
(2) To search through old msg's goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/messages>
(3) To view links to Vendors that provide Vantage services goto:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links
<http://groups.yahoo.com/group/vantage/links>
Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service
<http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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