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Subject: Re: off topic - the Sobig virus

Date: Thu 21/08/03 19:42:56 GMT

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Well, I don't have the problem with size, cause Polish servers (even does free ones) let you set the maximum size of mail, but I am only using web based email these days. Outlook with all firewalls and anti-virus programs I could find still wasn't one bit safe. And I thinik web based email is quite a good idea. Had a small problem with the blaster, but have no problem with the new one thanks to this.

Mike.

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off topic - the Sobig virus

By MK - wamtec@compuserve.com Thu 21/08/03 10:16:21 GMT

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If any of you are wondering why your internet connection is so slow in the last couple of days, and why your email box suddenly had dozens and dozens of extra emails per hour today...see the news reports about the new "sobig" virus that is jamming up in internet today.

I received over 300 emails in my inbox this morning...70% of them today were either Sobig or the old blaster virus.

This is so frustrating to have to clean out 30 to 40 emails per hour in your inbox.

Why doesn't some smart entrepreneur create an email service called "10k mail"...i.e. an email service that does not allow attachments to pass thru their servers and where no incoming messages can exceed 10k or they get killed at the source. I wish such an email service existed....cos I would be willing to pay $50 a month to have a spam free and virus fee non attachment based email service.

Juno used to be good for that...i.e. no messages could exceed 60k...but thats too high for today's viruses.

Thats one reason why I stick with my 1988 prehistoric version of compuserve mail ...cos the system is so old and clunky...it cannot decode attachments and is not prone to viruses like outlook is.

Oh well...the delete button on my keyboard is getting worn out real fast these days.

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