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Re: How's this for a cunning piece of spam.

From: Daniel Morgan <damorgan_at_exxesolutions.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2003 10:38:31 -0700
Message-ID: <3F48F817.9AB74825@exxesolutions.com>


Noons wrote:

> <snipped>
>
>
> One thing I'll never understand is this:
> this type of worm/virus only works if someone
> opens the attachement (or worse, has an automatic
> open!). Are there so many gullible people out there
> that click on everything they get?
>
> --
> Cheers
> Nuno Souto
>

Unfortunately the answer is self-evident.

Same goes for all the spam we get offering various (to be generous) "products". They are only sending the spam because they are getting responses. Leaving me to wonder how anyone stupid enough to buy from them could be smart enough to turn on a computer.

--
Daniel Morgan
http://www.outreach.washington.edu/extinfo/certprog/oad/oad_crs.asp
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
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Received on Sun Aug 24 2003 - 12:38:31 CDT

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