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Date:      Mon, 10 Apr 2006 19:04:06 -0700
From:      James S <dragoninterrupted@yahoo.com>
To:        joe@joeholden.co.uk
Cc:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: [scam: You have received a postcard !]
Message-ID:  <443B0E96.8040209@yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <443B0E4C.1060709@joeholden.co.uk>
References:  <20060411013835.4811.qmail@web30203.mail.mud.yahoo.com> <443B0E4C.1060709@joeholden.co.uk>

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Joe Holden wrote:
> James S Blankenship wrote:
>> Duh . . . .exe's are useless on open source, even less
>> usuable to transmit a virus.  I seem to have missed
>> that when I wrote that . . .  But no need to be an ass
>> about it either; I'm relatively new to the scene. Forgive me if I 
>> mistook your meaning.
>>
>> --- Joe Holden <joe@joeholden.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>> James S wrote:
>>>> This is most likely a virus; the url contains a
>>> .exe: 1.
>>>> http://www.felicitacards.xhost.ro/postcard.gif.exe
>>>  Whether or not it is
>>>> for open source softaware, it's better safe than
>>> sorry.
>>>> ~Dragon, Interrupted
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject: You have received a postcard !
>>>> Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:13:08 +0200 (CEST)
>>>> From: postcard.com <postcard@postcard.com>
>>>> To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    Hello friend !
>>>>    You have just received a postcard from someone
>>> who cares about you!
>>>>    This is a part of the message:
>>>>    "Hy there! It has been a long time since I
>>> haven't heared about you!
>>>>    I've just found out about this service from
>>> Claire, a friend of mine
>>>>    who also told me that..."
>>>>    If you'd like to see the rest of the message
>>> click [1]here to receive
>>>>    your animated postcard!
>>>>    ===================
>>>>    Thank you for using www.yourpostcard.com 's
>>> services !!!
>>>>    Please take this opportunity to let your
>>> friends hear about us by
>>>>    sending them a postcard from our collection !
>>>>    ==================
>>>>
>>>> References
>>>>
>>>>    1.
>>> http://www.felicitacards.xhost.ro/postcard.gif.exe
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>>> Virii, so clever, yet so stupid at the same time.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Thanks,
>>> Joe Holden
>>> FreeBSD Port Maintainer / Consultant, Opera Telecom
>>> Network Administrator
>>> Pub Key: http://www.joeholden.co.uk/pubkey.asc
>>> finger joe@joeholden.co.uk
>>>
>>>
>>
> I apologise, I didn't intend it to come across like that, I was just 
> referring to the fact that they're mailing a non-windows mailing list.
> 


No worries, I suspected as much.  It's hard being a newbie sometimes :)



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