[Dixonary] OT: Email Woes but not mine

[Guerri Stevens]

I got a message today from a family member who has something strange
happening to her FB Email. I am assuming that FB is Facebook, about
which I know nothing. She told me that she gets FB notifications in her
Google mail account, and the sender is identified by name but the person
named did NOT send the message. When she checks the sender address, it
is a string of numbers, not the person named as the sender.

I did not know what advice to offer. So I suggested that she immediately
run a virus scan on her own machine. I also suggested that she cancel
her Facebook account (I am assuming that the "FB" in her message to me
was a reference to Facebook). She can always get a new account.

I refrained from the most obvious solution: opening the window, throwing
the computer out onto the driveway and going for a walk.

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Guerri (heading out for her own walk) leaving the computer home alone,
but turned off - you can never be too careful.

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[Guerri Stevens]

Ignore my message. The problem turned out to be what is referred to as
"User Error". I didn't understand the explanation, but at least the
problem is solved.

Guerri
On 7/13/2018 10:07 AM, Guerri Stevens wrote:
> I got a message today from a family member who has something strange
> happening to her FB Email. I am assuming that FB is Facebook, about
> which I know nothing. She told me that she gets FB notifications in
> her Google mail account, and the sender is identified by name but the
> person named did NOT send the message. When she checks the sender
> address, it is a string of numbers, not the person named as the sender.
>
> I did not know what advice to offer. So I suggested that she
> immediately run a virus scan on her own machine. I also suggested that
> she cancel her Facebook account (I am assuming that the "FB" in her
> message to me was a reference to Facebook). She can always get a new
> account.
>
> I refrained from the most obvious solution: opening the window,
> throwing the computer out onto the driveway and going for a walk.
>

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