Re: w32.swen.A@mm keeps trying to get in

From: Eliuri (meagain_at_outthere.invalid)
Date: 11/15/03 

Date: Sat, 15 Nov 2003 02:58:50 -0500

Hi again:

I wrote to MSN Tech Support about this. Here, in part, is their reply:

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"Thank you for contacting MSN Technical Support.

I I understand that you are receiving numerous unsolicited Swen-infected
emails in your Junk Folder and I apologize for the inconvenience caused to
you. I realize the importance of your issue and look forward to providing
you with the appropriate resolution.

I would like to inform you that MSN uses McAfee to control unwanted or virus
affected emails in your computer. Since you have set Junk Filter Level to
exclusive you are receive emails from your contact list. "

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Does this mean that they have in fact installed AV software on their
servers?

If I understand this correctly, why has so much gotten through last week?

-Eliuri

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"N. Miller" <nsm@blackhole.aosake.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1a1f05c326088fb79899c6@msnews.microsoft.com...
> In article <070a01c3a981$d2f717b0$a301280a@phx.gbl>, morrismm1@charter.net
> says...
> > How can I stop the emails
> > from continuing to come in and clog up my inbox.
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
>
> You can't stop them from being sent; they are being pushed from infected
> computers, not pulled from your computer.
>
> One method to prevent such mail from coming to an address would be to
> "break" that address; alas, it is too late to help yours. Probably the
best
> way would be to use <morrismm1@charter.invalid> for posting, then in your
> signature, tell people to replace the ".invalid" with ".net" if they want
to
> send an email.
>
> But with that address, you are now stuck with incoming Swen. If Charter
will
> filter, so much the better. Otherwise, you are on your own to filter.
>
> --
> Norman
> ~Win dain a lotica, En vai tu ri, Si lo ta
> ~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
> ~Vi fa-ru les shutai am, En riga-lint

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