On 9 Jul 2003 17:40:58 -0700, pennypotter1968@yahoo.co.uk (Penny) used
up some bandwidth to say: 

>The question was really about how it managed to find its way to my in
>box when only this newsgroup has it.
>Thats the reason why I asked.
>So if none of you have had this particular mail then Im completely
>stumped as to how its found its way to me via people i dont know.

There are programs that scour usenet looking for valid e-mail
addresses, like the one you're posting with. The scumbag owners of
those programs then send gobs of spam email with or without viruses to
you. So it is very unlikely that anyone on this newsgroup actually
mailed anything to you....

One fix is to change the options on your newsreader program so that a
'fake' email address is posted, like mine:

mr_mac_daddy45@SPAMSUCKShotmail.com

Take out the obvious part and you can email me. Spambots can't.