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From: "Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:58:14 -0800

PDF spam -- junk e-mail with its message attached as a PDF file to get past spam 
filters -- poses no security risk, says Adobe Systems. Over the last two months, 
security vendors have seen a spike in spam embedded within PDF documents. 
According to the PDF-creation software maker, there is no hard evidence that 
such spam exposes users to any security risk.  

http://news.com.com/Adobe+No+threat+from+PDF+spam/2100-7349_
3-6202909.html?tag=nefd.top

======================  (quote inserted randomly by Pegasus Mailer)
rslade () vcn bc ca     slade () victoria tc ca     rslade () computercrime org
Daughters of feminists love to wear pink and white short frilly
             dresses and talk of successes with boys/
                                           It annoys/
                                       Their Mums ...  - Nancy White
http://victoria.tc.ca/techrev/rms.htm
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