What does this weird email mean?

[GeneL]

I received the following message in my morning emails. It appears to be something I sent but I never sent anything like this.
I see this phrase in some of the text:
Diagnostic-Code: SMTP; 554 TRANSACTION FAILED - Unrepairable Virus Detected. Your mail has not been sent.
Should I just ignore and delete it or must I do something about it. If so, what?

The original message was received at Wed, 4 Jan 2006 11:13:30 -0500 (EST)
> from static-71-249-244-74.nycmny.east.verizon.net [71.249.244.74]
>
>
> *** ATTENTION ***
>
> Your e-mail is being returned to you because there was a problem with its
> delivery. The address which was undeliverable is listed in the section
> labeled: "----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----".
>
> The reason your mail is being returned to you is listed in the section
> labeled: "----- Transcript of Session Follows -----".
>
> The line beginning with "<<<" describes the specific reason your e-mail could
> not be delivered. The next line contains a second error message which is a
> general translation for other e-mail servers.
>
> Please direct further questions regarding this message to your e-mail
> administrator.
>
> --AOL Postmaster
>
>
>

[Gutenberg]

It means that someone is spoofing your email address. Delete it; you can't do a thing about it.

[The Grim Ninja]

Gutenberg Wrote:
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> Delete it; you can't do a thing about it.


Wrong!


Put on your tin foil hat! They're listening...

[pinion]

/em pulls out his tin foil hat!

[Don Kiyoti]

Probably not a swell idea to post all those folks' email addresses to a forum like this (even if they're all AOL users).

[pinion]

But none of them were good email addresses.

[$tevie]

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. You should edit your post and get rid of all those addresses, GeneL.

[jimbrady]

Second the motion to delete most of your initial post--nobody looked at all that crap anyway.

Calling it "spoofing" an email address gives the practice more credit than it deserves--anyone with an email client can do it in about twelve seconds.

[ka jowct]

Someone who has your name in their e-mail client's address book has been infected with a virus?

[Phy]

ka jowct Wrote:
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> Someone who has your name in their e-mail client's
> address book has been infected with a virus?

Very possible... did you edit that post yet, GeneL?