Re: Re: Down or out

Probably just some overload situation as Donna mentioned.  Hopefully it will
subside.
Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "pdickson" <pdickson@sbcglobal.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 7:00 PM
Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Down or out


> Kitty,
> I have been having a lot of unwanted e-mail messages too... and my server
> sent me an notice  that they had deleted a message with a virus.  I wonder
> what is happening to make it suddenly seem so much worse.
> Patricia
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kitty" <kmrsy@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Down or out
>
>
> > A problem I'm having in just the last 3 days is that spam is trickling
in.
> > I'd only had 2 spam messages in 10 months with comcast and those may
have
> > been related to a site I visited.  Then a few weeks ago I visited a
couple
> > of job websites.  I received two spamish messages indicating these
> > headhunters types had found my jobsearch there and would be happy to
help
> > me../yeah, sure... But again, I understand those.  But now since this
> virus
> > mess I've gotten several pushing mortgages and today, one of theose
> obvious
> > fake messages titled "Re: [something] Wanna know what I heard?" that
hopes
> > you'll open it because it might be close to something you'd be
expecting.
> >
> > I haven't been able to configure my home Outlook Express the way I had
it
> at
> > work - so that the read message window isn't available.  Consequently I
> > can't click on the message to delete it because it would automatically
> open.
> > The way I had it at work prevents opening a message that may have a
virus.
> > So I have been skipping around the bad message and then deleting it
within
> a
> > bunch of messages.
> >
> > I sure hope it doesn't get worse.  I've been relatively spam-free since
I
> > dumped aol.
> >
> > Kitty
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Donna" <justme@prairieinet.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 9:16 AM
> > Subject: Re: Re: [CHAT] Down or out
> >
> >
> > > I hate to mention that another virus hit in the last 24 hours... same
> type
> > just add another letter for a new version...:(
> > >
> > > I wish those inventors would use their abilities to a better use...
like
> > > finding a cure for cancer or many other issues in todays time.
> > >
> > >
> > > Donna
> > >
> > >
> > > > I had exactly the same problem all yesterday, Kept getting the
message
> > > > "authentication failed" when I tried to connect. Spent an inordinate
> > > > amount of time trying to figure out what was going on (twice
> contacting
> > > > earthlink and between those, apple). Apple assured me, through
> > > > demonstrating a successful connect to them, that nothing was wrong
> with
> > > > my software or modem. Earthlink steadfastly denied they had a
problem
> > > > both times, but I am on again today. Go figure!
> > > > Cathy
> > >
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