Is this e-mail from "microsoft" genuine or junk?

josl · External Since: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 2

Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ.RemoveThis@newsletters.microsoft.com
subject: vaubekien, folge

... and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct

josl · External Since: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 2

thnks very helpful - had no idea what it might and have not requested a
patch. Big cos do not need to e-mail me. I will delete it in POP3 and assume
it was an aberration. I will store your info on hoax stuff and read up.

Cheers

"josl" schrieb:

> Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
> Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ DeleteThis @newsletters.microsoft.com
> subject: vaubekien, folge
>
> .. and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct

Shenan Stanley · External Since: Mar 03, 2005 Posts: 7782

josl wrote:
> Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
> Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ RemoveThis @newsletters.microsoft.com
> subject: vaubekien, folge
>
> .. and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct

Do large companies email you often?
Microsoft has no way of knowing who you are or what you have running in
order to give you advice on what you need to do next.
Microsoft does NOT send patches via email without prior knowledge/contact
from the customer - a requested patch only.

Next time you get an email you are not sure whether to believe or not -
don't.
If you cannot just do that:

The BIG LIST of Internet Hoaxes
http://hoaxbusters.org/

Internet Scams
http://scambusters.org/

Latest Email Hoaxes - Current Internet Scams
http://www.hoax-slayer.com/

Better yet - use Google..

Search using Google!
http://www.google.com/
(How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )

--
Shenan Stanley
MS-MVP
--
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

vinc_sixx · External Since: Jun 22, 2005 Posts: 2

Jos, a simple thing to remember about secure e-mails is that is you're not
sure who or why someone or some entity e-mailed you just delete it. In the
case of Microsoft it's fairly simple to find out. Open a new Browser window
go to www.microsoft.com and check the website for what they supposedly
e-mailed you. Or do a search either way is a viable way to ensuire that
you're not recieving phished e-mails. Happy surfing.

"Shenan Stanley" wrote:

> josl wrote:
> > Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
> > Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ.TakeThisOut@newsletters.microsoft.com
> > subject: vaubekien, folge
> >
> > .. and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct
>
> Do large companies email you often?
> Microsoft has no way of knowing who you are or what you have running in
> order to give you advice on what you need to do next.
> Microsoft does NOT send patches via email without prior knowledge/contact
> from the customer - a requested patch only.
>
> Next time you get an email you are not sure whether to believe or not -
> don't.
> If you cannot just do that:
>
> The BIG LIST of Internet Hoaxes
> http://hoaxbusters.org/
>
> Internet Scams
> http://scambusters.org/
>
> Latest Email Hoaxes - Current Internet Scams
> http://www.hoax-slayer.com/
>
> Better yet - use Google..
>
> Search using Google!
> http://www.google.com/
> (How-to: http://www.google.com/intl/en/help/basics.html )
>
> --
> Shenan Stanley
> MS-MVP
> --
> How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
>
>
>

Mike Brannigan MSF · External Since: Feb 20, 2004 Posts: 593

"josl" <josl.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D29EBA15-2175-45DE-A50F-B033AC5F68D6@microsoft.com...
> Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
> Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ.TakeThisOut@newsletters.microsoft.com
> subject: vaubekien, folge
>
> .. and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct

see
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/authenticate_mail.mspx

(We never send patches as attachments)
--

Regards,

Mike
--
Mike Brannigan [Microsoft]

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights

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"josl" <josl.TakeThisOut@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D29EBA15-2175-45DE-A50F-B033AC5F68D6@microsoft.com...
> Received on POP3 21/6 - I have not downloaded - Title reads:
> Microsoft<20_16559_F7fBY5Nd4W3LzN5jGIUxIQ.TakeThisOut@newsletters.microsoft.com
> subject: vaubekien, folge
>
> .. and how on earth do I find out how to ask Microsoft direct