PhotoDude.com

Mon. Mar 08, 2004

Believe All That You Read

Believe All That You Read – I’m really having some problems with e-mail. First, I got this:
From: noreply AT photodude.com
To: reid AT photodude.com
Subject: Email account utilization warning.

Hello user of Photodude.com e-mail server,

Our antivirus software has detected a large ammount of viruses outgoing from your email account, you may use our free anti-virus tool to clean up your computer software.

For more information see the attached file.

Kind regards,
The Photodude.com team http://www.photodude.com

Oh, my. But upon checking (no, not using their attached file), I could find no infection on my system. I assumed it was just an error by ”The Photodude.com team.” What a surprise, since they can’t even spell ”ammount.” Trust me, you just can’t get good help these days.

Then I got another e-mail from them:
Dear user of Photodude.com gateway e-mail server,

Your e-mail account has been temporary disabled because of unauthorized access.

For details see the attached file.

Cheers,
The Photodude.com team http://www.photodude.com

So, I guess my e-mail has been cut off (and they seem really determined to get me to open that attached file). However, don’t tell ”The Photodude.com team,” but I seem to still be able to send and receive mail. I’m sure they’ll catch on to me soon, though.

In a related note, if you send me an e-mail with the subject line ”heya,” be assured I will read it right after I finish properly evaluating the many offers I get to purchase Vi*gra. I figured I might as well catch up on that until the ”Photodude.com team” decides to restore my e-mail priviledges.