[NTLUG:Discuss] is this possible

[Steve Baker]

fredjame wrote:
> I run a Mandrake Linux 9.1 desktop, and that is where my Mozilla mail 
> client is.
> I just received an email containing the message below - suggesting that 
> I sent a message containing Win32/Sobig.F.Trojan to mhti at pct.edu.
> Beyond the fact that I don't know anyone with that address and haven't 
> sent such a message, and that I know I address could easily faked into a 
> message sent from almost any MS machine, is it possible for this virus 
> to be using my Linux machine as a base of opperations?

I've been receiving around 200 of these PER DAY for the last two days - along
with about 50 'Re:' messages accusing me of being the origin of the virus.

Don't worry about it - this virus is faking it's source address.

The biggest problem I'm having is the large attachments on these things
that are overflowing my 10Mb email allowance on airmail.net in a matter
of an hour or two.

It really *SUCKS* when you switch from Windoze to Linux and STILL find
yourself being clobbered by Microsoftian incompetence.

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