[extropy-chat] Virus problem inquiry

[Joseph S. Barrera III]

Jeff Davis wrote:

>How did this happen?  How did I get an email
>configured to look like something from Gene?
>
The protocol for sending email (SMTP) just asks you who you
are when you are sending email, and it trusts you. That's the
quick version.

Some third party, who has Eugene and you in their email address
book, has a virus that sends copies by picking one of the addresses
as the to and the other as the (faked) from.

- Joe