Re: [ExcelVBA] Attention!! Fake group posts

 

let's move on... the headers were nothing to speak of as they were
typical of those of any other post to this group

Dr B

On 3 May 2012 12:19, 1z <1z@compuserve.com> wrote:
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> Agree.... General solution... Be vigilant!!
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> .. And thank you for the information. I'll try and look at Excel Experts later.
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> OOI... What did you see in the email headers that caught your attention?
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> Lisa
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> Sent: Thu, May 3, 2012 12:14 am
> Subject: Re: [ExcelVBA] Attention!! Fake group posts
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> My sincere apologies, it was from the same posters account but to
> xcel Experts................
> [Excel Experts Club] From Norman May ncmay@yahoo.com "this is rather
> wesome http://t.co/jBaeXzrA"
> However the same thing goes regarding the posting mechanism, in this
> ase Norman replied saying he was
> aking control of the hijacked account, thus any group is at the mercy
> f members who have poor "quality"
> asswords or are at risk of "occupation" by trojans etc etc
> Regards
> Dr B
> On 2 May 2012 15:58, 1z <1z@compuserve.com> wrote:
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>  Hi Dr B...
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>  Do you have a message number where the explanation was made please?
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>  Good point about the headers.
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>  Lisa
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>  Sent: Wed, May 2, 2012 2:50 pm
>  Subject: Re: [ExcelVBA] Attention!! Fake group posts
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>  Hi
>  If you read the other posts in the group it was explained the
>  ost was legitimately to the group** BUT from an account
>  hat had been hijacked due to the account holder
>  aving a password that was not cryptographically
>  obust
>  Dr B
>  *learn to read email headers :)
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