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In article <bv9789$u48$>,
says...
> Lo All
>
> IA mate of mine emailed to say that there are emails circulating with
> viruses attached - so i have been keeping a closer eye on my in-box.
>
> I have just received an email from an unknown person BUT the senders email
> address after the @ sign is MY email address.
>
> e.g theirs would be
>
> where as mine would be
>
> So, if i "owned" @24hourssupport.co.uk how can someone else use it?

Easy. Just put that address in as your address in your email client or
spam software.


> And i suppose the next question should be - is there a way to stop anyone
> using MY address?

Nope.

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http://hyweljenkins.co.uk/mfaq.php

Lo All

IA mate of mine emailed to say that there are emails circulating with
viruses attached - so i have been keeping a closer eye on my in-box.

I have just received an email from an unknown person BUT the senders email
address after the @ sign is MY email address.

e.g theirs would be

where as mine would be

So, if i "owned" @24hourssupport.co.uk how can someone else use it?

And i suppose the next question should be - is there a way to stop anyone
using MY address?

Cheers

D




Daft question ...... can ANYONE just use ANYONE's email address?

Hi Hywel

Many thanks for the reply

I have "munged" my address - well i think i have.

Cheers
D
PS
I am with you on quiche - yuk


"Hywel Jenkins" <> wrote in message
news: t...
> In article <bv9789$u48$>,
> says...
> > Lo All
> >
> > IA mate of mine emailed to say that there are emails circulating with
> > viruses attached - so i have been keeping a closer eye on my in-box.
> >
> > I have just received an email from an unknown person BUT the senders
email
> > address after the @ sign is MY email address.
> >
> > e.g theirs would be
> >
> > where as mine would be
> >
> > So, if i "owned" @24hourssupport.co.uk how can someone else use it?
>
> Easy. Just put that address in as your address in your email client or
> spam software.
>
>
> > And i suppose the next question should be - is there a way to stop
anyone
> > using MY address?
>
> Nope.
>
> --
> Hywel I do not eat quiche
> http://hyweljenkins.co.uk/
> http://hyweljenkins.co.uk/mfaq.php

That's what the email spoofing viruses and worms do.
Go to the home page of your favourite antivirus, and
read up on it.


On Wed, 28 Jan 2004 20:54:16 -0000, in
<bv9789$u48$>
anOLDun scrawled:

>Lo All
>
>IA mate of mine emailed to say that there are emails circulating with
>viruses attached - so i have been keeping a closer eye on my in-box.
>
>I have just received an email from an unknown person BUT the senders email
>address after the @ sign is MY email address.
>
>e.g theirs would be
>
>where as mine would be
>
>So, if i "owned" @24hourssupport.co.uk how can someone else use it?
>
>And i suppose the next question should be - is there a way to stop anyone
>using MY address?
>
>Cheers
>
>D
>
>
>Daft question ...... can ANYONE just use ANYONE's email address?
>

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