Anne
Wed May 19 07:54:23 CDT 2004
Most likely this is a faked address. Spammers and virus spreaders use common
names and widely popular domain names (like hotmail) to fake a return
address.
To protect yourself, enable hotmail's junk mail protection. The filtering is
excellent at higher levels.
Personally I use the highest level that accepts email only from my address
book or safe list. All other go to junk mail folder that I scan periodically
to see if a new legitimate sender has sent an email.
-Anne
"Mary Ann" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:f14801c43d9a$080eebb0$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> I've added an email address to my Outlook Express that is
> only used for family and close friends. Internet
> shopping, etc. I use another one.
>
> My questions is, twice in the last couple of weeks I hve
> rec'd email from "tom@hotmail.com". I don't know who
> this is and he/she is attaching either a worm or viurs
> which Road Runner has "cleaned" and deleted for me.
>
> My question is...who is "tom@hotmail.com"? I doubt that
> I know him/her. My husband's name is Tom, it is not him.
>
> Thank you for your time and help.