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General => The Campfire => Topic started by: wavery on Jul 18, 2007, 01:59 PM

Title: PDF Junk Email
Post by: wavery on Jul 18, 2007, 01:59 PM
In the last couple weeks, I have been receiving a lot of junk mail containing pdf files. Has anyone else noticed this lately?
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Post by: brainpause on Jul 18, 2007, 02:00 PM
Yes, and I've been impressed that it got past the Fort Knox firewalls we have here at HCA/Tristar.

Larry
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Post by: DougR on Jul 18, 2007, 04:13 PM
I've been getting at least a half dozen of them everyday !!
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Post by: Dee4j on Jul 18, 2007, 06:45 PM
yes for the last 3 days its been ridiculous...don't people have anything better to do :swear:
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Post by: curryp on Jul 18, 2007, 07:44 PM
Yes, I have received some both at my home and work email account. Here is some information about pdf spam files that you might be interested in. http://antivirus.about.com/b/a/257884.htm
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Post by: wavery on Jul 18, 2007, 08:25 PM
Quote from: currypYes, I have received some both at my home and work email account. Here is some information about pdf spam files that you might be interested in. http://antivirus.about.com/b/a/257884.htm
Thanks for the link........I wouldn't open an email with a pdf file attached for anything, unless someone I knew told me in advance that they were going to send it.

I say, if they're gonna spam....let it contain a pdf file. Makes it easier to clear them out. Sooner or later, all of the email providers will offer a feature to automatically delete any email with a pdf attached. All that memory waste must be jamming up the servers as well, it would be to their advantage to just dump 'em.
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Post by: wavery on Jul 19, 2007, 05:36 PM
I just received the following email from Senator Barbara Boxer (she always runs this stuff by me :p ):
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(we're on a 1st name basis)
Dear Wayne:  

I am pleased to let you know that I am an original cosponsor of the Counter Spy Act of 2007, S.1625, authored by Senator Mark Pryor.  Our legislation is designed to address increasing concerns that I have heard coming from many people, especially Californians, about unauthorized software
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Post by: thehallsgroup on Jul 31, 2007, 11:16 AM
I have been getting those and " the You have received a postcard from "....