Re: suspect hack of smtp for spam attacks

From: bomba (myarse247@hotmail.com)
Date: 01/29/03 

From: bomba <myarse247@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 12:30:43 +0100

Jayne Heger wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am a bit worried as today I received a mail undeliverable message saying
> it couldn't deliver to a load of hotmail addresses.
>
> The thing is I didn't send all these mails out.
> I am concerned that someone has used my computer as a Spam generator and am
> also worried if they have my email address will be listed as bad.
>
> I have included all the headers on the return path email and the original
> email.
>
> Is this something to be worried about?

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> X-MSN-Trace: {4CD4E441-BF18-4726-AF32-C3ADC5B57488}
> Received: from 140.130.141.1 ([140.130.141.1]) by cpimssmtpa69.msn.com with
> Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5600);
> Tue, 28 Jan 2003 17:47:00 -0800
> From: "denise hooper" <ajayne@sphynx.clara.co.uk>
> Reply-To: "denise hooper" <ajayne@sphynx.clara.co.uk>
> To: houlberg6@msn.com
> Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2003 19:51:16 -0600
> Subject: 1 month supply free /
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
> Return-Path: ajayne@sphynx.clara.co.uk
> Message-ID: <CPIMSSMTPA69xzmeWgU00000cfa@cpimssmtpa69.msn.com>
> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 29 Jan 2003 01:47:01.0156 (UTC)
> FILETIME=[510AE640:01C2C738]

Do you have anything to do with the Ministry of Education Computer
Center? If not, then it looks like a spammer has just used your e-mail
as a return address.