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From: Mark Opolo on 1 May 2010 11:15
I deleted the furker....


"Falco" <titan(a)runnny-honney......invalid.com> wrote in message
news:hrhcd3$dmd$1(a)news.albasani.net...
> Mark Opolo wrote:
>> "Nil" <rednoise(a)REMOVETHIScomcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9D6ABDB5546ADnilch1(a)130.133.4.11...
>>> On 30 Apr 2010, "Mark Opolo" <Tim(a)btinternet.com> wrote in
>>> alt.os.windows-xp:
>>>
>>>> Just received in my email..........I suggest you do not click any
>>>> of the links
>>>
>>> The message as you have quoted it is not enough to say whether its
>>> legitimate or not. We would need to see the headers. If the message
>>> is displayed to you in fancy HTML format, the links, although they
>>> appear here to point to Microsoft's site, could actually take you
>>> somewhere else.
>>>
>>> XP Service Pack 3 is real, but it's been out for for a couple of
>>> years and I don't know why Microsoft would be telling you about it
>>> now, especially in an unsolicited email.
>>>
>>> I'm suspicious.
>>
>> Yes, so am I.
>>
>> I have other emails addresses running under XP SP3 and they have not
>> received the email if it's so important.
>
> So where does that e-mail appear to come from, show the headers please.
>
> Falco
>


From: relic on 1 May 2010 13:25

"Mark Opolo" <Tim(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message
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> Just received in my email..........I suggest you do not click any of the
> links

Ignore/Delete it and just go to Microsoft's Update site to see what you may
need.

From: Mark Opolo on 1 May 2010 14:53

"relic" <relic211(a)cjb.net> wrote in message
news:3nedmr.58q.19.1(a)news.alt.net...
>
> "Mark Opolo" <Tim(a)btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:0ZWdnVChXZj-mkbWnZ2dnUVZ8tqdnZ2d(a)bt.com...
>> Just received in my email..........I suggest you do not click any of the
>> links
>
> Ignore/Delete it and just go to Microsoft's Update site to see what you
> may need.

thanks have already done that and thats what I have always done...


From: philo on 2 May 2010 19:30
On 04/30/2010 11:37 AM, Mark Opolo wrote:
> Just received in my email..........I suggest you do not click any of the
> links
>
> Dear Windows XP Customer,
> We have released a free update for Windows� XP called Service Pack 3 to make
> your PC with Windows XP run more securely and reliably. Support for Windows
> XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) is coming to an end on July 13, 2010. If you
> have not already done so, we strongly recommend you follow the following
> four easy steps:
> Install the latest service pack (Service Pack 3). This is required to
> continue receiving support and security updates.
> Install Internet Explorer� 8.
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx
> Make sure you have an up-to-date antivirus program, such as Microsoft�
> Security Essentials, installed.
> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
> Get the latest updates from Microsoft by setting Microsoft Update to the
> recommended settings.
> Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP is a no-cost update and includes all
> previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and
> hotfixes. It can be obtained by any of these methods:
> Run Windows Update;
> Download and install SP3 from the download center at
> http://support.microsoft.com/ (select 'Windows XP Service Pack 3' in the
> 'Downloads and Updates' box); or
> Order a CD copy of SP3 from Microsoft (handling charge applies) on the
> 'Windows XP Service Pack 3' support page referenced above. If you have any
> questions about this update, please visit the Windows XP Solution Center at:
> http://support.microsoft.com.
> To learn more about end of support, please visit: End of support landing
> page.
> For information about all things Windows, please visit: http://windows.com.
>
>
I run Linux so have no great fear of Windows-related malware

so I clicked on the links...
there were no re-directs...they went right to the correct Microsoft sites
From: Lawrence�Logic on 3 May 2010 22:54

"philo" <philo(a)privacy.net> wrote in message
news:U82dncreDvZkl0PWnZ2dnUVZ_uGdnZ2d(a)ntd.net...
> On 04/30/2010 11:37 AM, Mark Opolo wrote:
>> Just received in my email..........I suggest you do not click any of the
>> links
>>
>> Dear Windows XP Customer,
>> We have released a free update for Windows� XP called Service Pack 3 to
>> make
>> your PC with Windows XP run more securely and reliably. Support for
>> Windows
>> XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) is coming to an end on July 13, 2010. If
>> you
>> have not already done so, we strongly recommend you follow the following
>> four easy steps:
>> Install the latest service pack (Service Pack 3). This is required to
>> continue receiving support and security updates.
>> Install Internet Explorer� 8.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/default.aspx
>> Make sure you have an up-to-date antivirus program, such as Microsoft�
>> Security Essentials, installed.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
>> Get the latest updates from Microsoft by setting Microsoft Update to the
>> recommended settings.
>> Service Pack 3 (SP3) for Windows XP is a no-cost update and includes all
>> previously released Windows XP updates, including security updates and
>> hotfixes. It can be obtained by any of these methods:
>> Run Windows Update;
>> Download and install SP3 from the download center at
>> http://support.microsoft.com/ (select 'Windows XP Service Pack 3' in the
>> 'Downloads and Updates' box); or
>> Order a CD copy of SP3 from Microsoft (handling charge applies) on the
>> 'Windows XP Service Pack 3' support page referenced above. If you have
>> any
>> questions about this update, please visit the Windows XP Solution Center
>> at:
>> http://support.microsoft.com.
>> To learn more about end of support, please visit: End of support landing
>> page.
>> For information about all things Windows, please visit:
>> http://windows.com.
>>
>>
> I run Linux so have no great fear of Windows-related malware
>
> so I clicked on the links...
> there were no re-directs...they went right to the correct Microsoft sites
>

The links in the Usenet post will go exactly where they appear because the
post contains the text from the email. It's possible that the actual links
in the email went somewhere else entirely. As the OP(OLO) has deleted the
email, we'll never know.

Micro$oft doesn't send out emails like that so the likelihood of dirty work
is high.

--
Lawrence
"Swallow, come!" - Sea Man - 21 April 2010


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