ricky said:
well then microsoft here is a very interesting question if microsoft are
moaning at me
about sending off topic posts how do you think i feel when microsoft email
me every day with attachments in them (viruses) every single day i receive
hundreds of them so microsoft are caught once again in a web of deceit and
it doesn't matter if they are not originally from microsoft its still there
trademark.
Since it is not actually us doing the a-mailing and it is just some faking
the e0-mail header I suggest you read
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/authenticate_mail.asp to see
how to verify if an e-mail is actually from us.
Also see
http://www.microsoft.com/security/articles/spam.asp to learn why
you should not post to any public newsgroup with your real e-mail address.
As regards those spoofing you with e-mail that looks like it comes form us -
once you read the link I provided above you will see how to tell what is
real and what is not. also regardless of trademarks etc you should not take
any e-mail on face value even if it appears to come from a legitimate
sender - you only have to look at how many people;le fell for the recent
scam in the UK where an e-mail looked like to came fro a bank yet asked for
PIN number and other details that allowed those perpetrating the scam to
gain access to your bank account, to see how dangerous the Internet can be.
Protect your self with the appropriate technical measures and a degree of
understanding of what is actually going on.
We cannot protect you from yourselves - but we are working hard on helping
you identify these issues more easily and adding layers of additional
protection to your PC.
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Mike
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