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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
I came on to the group about half an hour ago and found some posts which say
they are from my email address, and one of them even used my name. I want to tell everyone that that is NOT ME. Besides, I don't even own any "Starry night" software, and I wouldn't touch illegal **** like Kazaa. I've contacted my ISP so hopefully they'll get rid of the little **** |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 19:02:14 -0000, "David Nisbet"
wrote: I came on to the group about half an hour ago and found some posts which say they are from my email address, and one of them even used my name. I want to tell everyone that that is NOT ME. Besides, I don't even own any "Starry night" software, and I wouldn't touch illegal **** like Kazaa. I've contacted my ISP so hopefully they'll get rid of the little **** Then he's a damn clever little **** - using the same IP address as you, posting through the same NNTP server, and using the same version of Outlook Express ... Lighten up son, no-one's going to shoot you. Just don't BS us. ChrisH UK Astro Ads: http://www.UKAstroAds.co.uk |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
In message , David
Nisbet wrote I came on to the group about half an hour ago and found some posts which say they are from my email address, and one of them even used my name. I want to tell everyone that that is NOT ME. Besides, I don't even own any "Starry night" software, and I wouldn't touch illegal **** like Kazaa. I've contacted my ISP so hopefully they'll get rid of the little **** You are using Outlook Express which is the most insecure software on the net (and really bad for anything other than email) as the thief has pretty much all the same header information it could well be that he has essentially hijacked your computer to send these messages. In which case I recommend that you do several things firstly download Agent or some other email/newsreader software, then get good firewall software such as Zone Alarm, both are available as free versions though the paid up versions are better. Then disconnect from the Internet remove Outlook as much as possible and install the new software, set up zone alarm so that whatever remains of outlook has no access to the Internet. The next thing is to check that all the files on your computer are supposed to be there if there are a lot that shouldn't consider a serious cleanup. When you reconnect Zone Alarm will if you set it up as per the instructions ask you about every piece of software that tries to talk to the Internet, if you don't recognise it or you can't think why it needs to talk deny it permission if something falls over you can always switch it back later. There is of course a simpler and less charitable explanation for the matching headers. -- Roger 52:54:41N 01:30:05W Orion 127mm Maksutov. |
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In message , Craig Oldfield
writes In article , burbled happily... I came on to the group about half an hour ago and found some posts which say they are from my email address, and one of them even used my name. I want to tell everyone that that is NOT ME. Then he's a damn clever little **** - using the same IP address as you, posting through the same NNTP server, and using the same version of Outlook Express ... You noticed that too? Better send him an email, sounds like he's being burgled Sounds like my justification for using the same copy of Paint Shop Pro at home and work. If both sets are in use at the same time, breaching the software licence is the least of my worries! -- Rabbit arithmetic - 1 plus 1 equals 10 Remove spam and invalid from address to reply. |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
David Nisbet wrote:
I came on to the group about half an hour ago and found some posts which say they are from my email address, and one of them even used my name. And they *all* used your posting host and your copy if IE. This is terrible. You must be devastated, you poor dear. I want to tell everyone that that is NOT ME. Besides, I don't even own any "Starry night" software, and I wouldn't touch illegal **** like Kazaa. If I was a suspicious, cynical, uncharitable *******, I'd be following up my question in the other thread with one in this one about how many porkies one has to tell in order to be a liar. I've contacted my ISP so hopefully they'll get rid of the little **** I'm sure we'd all be delighted to hear what they have to say. Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://www.astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
oh thank you so much for your kind words
wonder how you'd feel if you got hacked and someone used your email, ip and all that to post stuff on the net claiming to be you |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
"David Nisbet" wrote in
: oh thank you so much for your kind words wonder how you'd feel if you got hacked and someone used your email, ip and all that to post stuff on the net claiming to be you Terrible, specially if he went to all that trouble to post to lowlifes like uk.sci.astronomy - I wouldn't go near 'em meself mike r |
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On Mon, 3 Nov 2003 16:59:15 -0000, in uk.sci.astronomy , "David
Nisbet" wrote: oh thank you so much for your kind words wonder how you'd feel if you got hacked and someone used your email, ip and all that to post stuff on the net claiming to be you Well, TBH they seem to have managed for forge *absolutely everything*, which would a) be quite a feat, and b) be pretty pointless. Certainly I've never seen/heard of it being done before. It /is/ possible tho, but you can see why people are suspicious. Better just to change your screen name and start again. -- Mark McIntyre CLC FAQ http://www.eskimo.com/~scs/C-faq/top.html CLC readme: http://www.angelfire.com/ms3/bchambless0/welcome_to_clc.html ----== Posted via Newsfeed.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeed.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 100,000 Newsgroups ---= 19 East/West-Coast Specialized Servers - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- |
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"ntl newsgroups" / "david" is not me!
David Nisbet wrote:
oh thank you so much for your kind words wonder how you'd feel if you got hacked and someone used your email, ip and all that to post stuff on the net claiming to be you But you are *so* lucky that you just happened, purely by chance, upon the newsgroup where the "hacker" bragged about his dishonesty, and were therefore able to correct the impression of you that he gave. The odds against that must be thousands to one. You may wish to know that a hacker is using your details to post utter dross as "Jonathan Archer" to the trekkie newsgroups. What a complete plonker! Best, Stephen Remove footfrommouth to reply -- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Stephen Tonkin | ATM Resources; Astro-Tutorials; Astro Books + + (N51.162 E0.995) | http://www.astunit.com + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |
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