Re: possible virus

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From: Jeff Stephenson [MSFT] (stephenson_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/28/05


Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 14:23:28 -0800

On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 07:03:05 -0800, c wrote:

> I sent an email to a distribution list of 350 contacts. Unfortunately, i did
> not Bcc the list, I put it in the To: section. Everyone on the list has
> received the message approximately 100 times.
>
> It seems to be stopping- no more duplication. Is this a result of where I
> put the names or is this a virus (virus scans return no results). also, the
> message had no attachment, only text.
>
> thanks
> c

What version of Outlook do you have? What sort of mail account(s)? Do you
have an anti-virus product (like Norton) scanning your outgoing mail? If
so, disable the outgoing scan - it has been responsible for a number of
people having just this problem.

-- 
Jeff Stephenson
Outlook Development
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights


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