getting worm-spawned e-mails at my Yahoo address...

[villager]

Been happening since Friday. Half a dozen or so at a time. Mostly, they're from addresses I don't recognize at all, though a couple seem generated from commercial websites I've visited once or twice.

I've blocked addresses that have sent repeat worm attachments. Since most seem to be in the 99k range, if I could just block any incoming e-mail that was over 70k, for awhile, that might help the "clog."

Also, this isn't happening with my other two e-addresses, just the Yahoo.

Anyone else experiencing this? Any suggestions? Thanks, all...

[WillParkinson]

1. Not yet, thank goodness...

I've had a hard enough time with the 500 SO BIG virus messages.

[AquariDem]

12. I thought it wouldn't reach my campus email addy

for some strange reason. Wrong!

[flamingyouth]

2. Mine too

Over the weekend, I must have gotten it 50 times. But I have no suggestions for you, unfortunately.

[villager]

3. well, "we are not alone!"

Though I guess that's scant comfort during an online "viral outbreak!"

[Plaid Adder]

4. Eudora has a feature that allows you

to skip messages over 40K. I have been making liberal use of this feature lately.

What really pisses me off are all the "returned mail" messages I get because the virus is propagating itself under my email address. Grrrr.

(Incidentally, if that happens to you, it doesn't mean you have the virus; it just means the virus stole your address out of someone's address book.)

C ya,

The Plaid Adder

[villager]

5. I've had a couple "returns"...

...but not from addresses in my address book...That explains it, though -- my addy was "pilfered" from someone else...

As for "K-blocking," the main problem is with my Yahoo account -- and I haven't found any way to block large incoming e-mails with their software...

[FloridaJudy]

14. Whew!

I wondered why I was getting all those "returned message" notes, when three different virus scans said my system was clean. Thanks!

[FloridaPat]

6. I have 3 yahoo accounts. 2 had no problems. The third I

had to clean out almost every 3 hours from keeping it from going over limit. That was last week when everyone was having trouble. Better my Yahoo account than on my PC!

[villager]

7. that's a good perspective...

Has the "worm assault" tapered off on that third account?

[LuLu550]

8. not sure what is happening with my yahoo mail

Been getting a few "returned undeliverable" mails sent FROM my account to people I don't know. Guess I've been hijacked.

[villager]

11. evidently, your e-dress can be hijacked...

...that's what happened to me, too. Getting "returns" in Yahoo from folks/places I never heard of...

[shanti]

9. you're right, i cannot even log into my yahoo addys today

so something bad is up.

[jmm]

10. I've been having problems with Yahoo.

Over the past week I've gotten a number of emails that I think may be viruses.I haven't bothered reading them. I just deleted them all.

Also, for about a week my inbox has always said I have one extra new mail in my inbox. Even when I check and or delete all of my new mail it still says I have one :shrug:.

[villager]

13. more today (Thurs)...

...mailbox was loaded up with brand new worm-missives from strangers 'round the globe...