On Jan 5, 2006, at 10:11 AM, Greenfield Bowie wrote:
Hello all,
A recent increase in bogus spam in my inbox has sent me searching
for the latest utility software to purchase/download. I've always
received 30-40 spam advertisements daily, but lately that number
has increased to upwards of a thousand a day, threatening to swamp
my iMac and consuming hours of my day! Moving from OS 9.2.2 to OS
X.3 has helped speed my daily email deleting task, but I still need
some suggestions on anti-viral software.
Many of the recent spam are mailer-daemon messages, replying to
messages I never sent from my domain name (I have a website), which
to me indicates that the problem is not on my mac, but on a distant
domain name server.
Any suggestions to help me better understand how to combat this
problem, or a suggested FAQ site would be much appreciated. I
always thought that Macs were less likely to become infected with
internet viruses, but maybe that's too simplistic a viewpoint.
Regards,
Greenfield Bowie
Your issue with spam has more to do with who you are providing your
email address. And not a Virus.
Peter Apockotos
http://www.apockotos.com
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