Re: MICROSOFT EMAIL!!

From: Anne (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Feb 2004 07:39:35 -0800

Nope.

Microsoft has categorically denied sending such emails. On
their support site, they have a warning regarding this
scam.

Microsoft does not send patches by email or provide links.
Use the "Windows Update" feature in your IE (tools menu)
to get any updates and patches.

-A.

>-----Original Message-----
>"Elle" <Beenonthebeach@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> I keep getting an e-mail from Microsoft telling me to
>> download a critical patch. I haven't because of a fear
>> that it's a virus-Am I right?
>
>If it's asking you to download something (instead
of "Please run the
>attachment"), and if the URL does indeed point to a
Microsoft-site,
>then it's quite possible that this is a real notification
from
>Microsoft.
>
>--
>Juergen Nieveler / juergen.nieveler@web.de / PGP
supported!
>A man who steals his neighbor's wife is not alone
>.
>

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