Nods, I suspect my computer would've eventually managed to display the file, but I didn't feel like waiting forever or destabilizing my OS just to see it. The reason I pointed out a difference in the email name is that it may have been coming from a different email address, potentially a compromised email or from some other source attempting to impersonate Josh.
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Rajmund" <brajmund2...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, August 10, 2015 4:19 To: <gamers@audyssey.org> Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jim's nfl football - Josh K Hello John, New buy here, by the way, it certainly sent the braille sense into hell. I had to reset. After 3 crashes, I just deleted the 1.1 mb EML file. Glad it was the file, not the sense, though. PS. Thought Josh K's last name was Kenedy? ----- Original Message ----- From: john <jpcarnemo...@gmail.com> To: gamers@audyssey.org Date: Monday, 10 August 2015 1:51 am Subject: Re: [Audyssey] jim's nfl football - Josh K > > > Hi list, > I just received an email from "Josh Kennedy" (not Josh k - this may be > important), with a listed size of about 1100 kb, and subject something to > do with "jim's nfl football" (I deleted the message, and don't have the > exact line anymore). > As soon as I tried to read the message my mail client went ballistic; > fully loading up my processor and sending memory usage through the roof > (fellow nerds that's 400mb). I'm not sure if this was just the world's > largest game log file, or if it was something more sinister, but I'd > advise anybody who got the message to avoid opening it. > > I'm hoping that this really was just a bad decision to send an ungodly > large log through email and not some kind of virus on list, but given the > way my machine reacted I figured it'd probably be best to post an alert > about it just in case (if you do open the message, killing my mail client > seems to have fixed the issue). > I'd also note that I'm not trying to accuse anybody here - rather to offer > a note of caution and a request that we try not to post logs t're larger > than a bunch of novels put together. > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the > list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. Sent from a Braille Sense --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
