[G4] Virus and Mac OS X? - it's doing it again!

[Richard Ramsowr]

For those of us who have been around the list for a
while, such as I - fear that once again the backside
of this list is starting to act up - once or twice a
year the server starts to send out bounce notices to
folks who are in fact not bouncing - i trust the
management is aware and are as always on to the issue
- if not I trust this note will inform all who needs
to know

have a good day and a happy holiday!
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--- Snow White <jj4 at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 
> On 12-Dec-05, at 6:59 AM,
> g4-request at listserver.themacintoshguy.com 
> wrote:
> 
> > Virus and Mac OS X?
> > To: "A place to discuss Apple's G4 computers."
> > 	<g4 at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> > Message-ID:
> <BFC3B146.2108%tjoh7019 at bigpond.net.au>
> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
> >
> > On 12/12/2005 9:00 AM, "Kristen"
> <kriss at pobox.mtaonline.net> wrote:
> >
> >> I recieved an email damon message this morning
> stating all the 
> >> messages that
> >> bounced due to closed mailboxes and do to a
> virus. So I have to 
> >> wonder where
> >> this virus came from? I thought a Mac OS X can't
> run a virus since 
> >> it's
> >> Darwin linux. But the
> >> emails are returned at my email addy.
> >>
> >> So let me ask, Will the Mac OS X (Tiger) run a
> virus and 
> >> automatically run the
> >> email program? BTW, the Mac was in sleep mode. I
> don't believe it's 
> >> the Mac.
> >>
> >> Thank you all!!
> >>
> >> Kristen
> >
> > I ran my eMac with out anti-virus for a few
> months. Within a short 
> > time I
> > was getting spam attacks that appear to be coming
> from my own computer.
> >
> > Even if that were so, I still ended up with an IP
> black listing for 
> > spam. So I installed Intego AV and it found... No
> viruses. Then I 
> > installed a
> > router. The problem stopped instantly.
> 
> 
> >  It appears a virus on another machine was
> > somehow using my address to do it's dirty work,
> and I was getting 
> > blamed for
> > it. That would have been a disaster if my hosting
> service had 
> > cancelled my
> > account as it could do according to the agreement
> with them.
> >
> > So, ... logical step may be to get
> > your machines behind a router if you haven't got
> one already.
> >
> > Best of luck,
> > Tony
> 
> Tony:
> 
> I have a router and that does not stop someone else
> from using your 
> address as the return path on spam.  It has happened
> to me - I was 
> getting bounce messages from undeliverable spam sent
> from my address.
> 
> I emailed my ISP and they took a look at it and the
> problem stopped as 
> suddenly as it appeared.  You should inform your ISP
> whenever your 
> legitimate mail is blocked as spam, as it is really
> their domain that 
> is being blocked.  If it is a good ISP they will
> contact the listmaker 
> and get removed from the blacklist, and
> consequently, your email will 
> then not be bounced.
> 
> The blacklist companies do not block individuals
> addresses but the 
> entire domain (and all its individual users).
> 
> That all said, I highly recommend a Router -
> inexpensive and very 
> effective.
> 
> jj
> 
> 
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