Re: Strange E-mails

[Timothy Payne <tpayne1 () MACALESTER EDU>]

I would think just a test to see if the addresses are valid by some spammer.

Tim Payne, CISSP, CISM, CCNA
Network Administrator
Macalester College



On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Chris Kidd <chris.kidd () utah edu> wrote:
> This may have already been addressed, but we have been receiving a number of strange e-mails - no attachments - with 
> the following in the message:
>
> ----------
> From: Mrs. Hook [mailto:wswilliamscott5 () gmail com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 1:45 AM
> To: <redacted>
> Subject: Hello
>
> Hi Sir/Madam,
>
>               Have a nice Day.
>
> Regards
> Hook
> ----------
>
> Is anyone else experiencing this and if so - any thoughts as to what's behind the e-mails?
>
> Thanks,
> Chris