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simpo two

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92,129 posts

291 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2004
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I just had an e-mail from 'cca14942@ameritech.net' saying:

'If the message will not displayed automatically,
follow the link to read the delivered message. Received message is available at:
(domain)/inbox/video/read.php?sessionid-9139'

Now I host my own site and I know full well there's no folder called Inbox or Video. So what lies at the end of that path? Just a virus perhaps?

Plotloss

67,280 posts

296 months

Tuesday 23rd March 2004
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Bizzarely I've just got one of them as well...

Different sender.

Seems like someone who has your email address has a virus...

Tim2100

6,288 posts

283 months

Wednesday 24th March 2004
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I get loads of mails like these, saying mail undeliverable click here to read mail. They are Virus's!!!

simpo two

Original Poster:

92,129 posts

291 months

Wednesday 24th March 2004
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Tim2100 said:
I get loads of mails like these, saying mail undeliverable click here to read mail. They are Virus's!!!


I guessed as much - just couldn't figure out why it was connected to my domain, as though it was part of a website - what's ?php mean?

zumbruk

7,848 posts

286 months

Wednesday 24th March 2004
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simpo two said:

Tim2100 said:
I get loads of mails like these, saying mail undeliverable click here to read mail. They are Virus's!!!



I guessed as much - just couldn't figure out why it was connected to my domain, as though it was part of a website - what's ?php mean?


PHP is a programming language for dynamically generating web pages - a little like I imagine .ASP is.

pmanson

13,388 posts

279 months

Wednesday 24th March 2004
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zumbruk said:

simpo two said:


Tim2100 said:
I get loads of mails like these, saying mail undeliverable click here to read mail. They are Virus's!!!




I guessed as much - just couldn't figure out why it was connected to my domain, as though it was part of a website - what's ?php mean?



PHP is a programming language for dynamically generating web pages - a little like I imagine .ASP is.


yep. I'm learning PHP at the moment. Good for things like creating shopping baskets etc