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Date Posted: Wed, 09/ 3/03 10:29pm
Author: sunny
Subject: Re: Mailer Daemons -- where are they coming from ??
In reply to: tso 's message, "Re: Mailer Daemons -- where are they coming from ??" on Wed, 09/ 3/03 9:34pm

>we're in the exact same situation sunny. i've scanned
>3 times and no sign of a virus. i spent hrs. searching
>files on the harddrive and the only thing i found is
>Daemon is a Microsoft mail system. it was installed on
>my pc in 1991. apparently we're under attach from
>other sites, maybe even the Microsoft update site.
>i've noticed i haven't recieved any today.

That's good to hear Tso, maybe they'll slow down for me too.

Routine Mailer-Daemons are normally benign, tho, and I think every ISP that handles E-mail has one. I got several legitimate ones when I was mailing out news about this forum from the profiles at Indianz.com, because alot of the profiles included out-dated e-mail addresses.

But those Daemons were about mail that I knew I HAD sent -- these Daemons are just coming out of no-wheresville ..... someone must have picked up our addys somewhere, and started using them as cover for their nefarious plots or something :o(((

Maybe it'll all be over soon -- thank goodness the virus-scans are still clear for both of us. And thanks for sharing your info about the problem -- it's been reassuring to know at least a little about what's going on :o))

best of luck,
sunny

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