Private message from buddha?

[Biker Jo]

Did anyone else on the forum get a private message from someone named buddha? It came to my Yahoo e-mail account and has absolutely nothing to do with biking. I'm wondering how and why I got it and how I can delete it from my private messages. I'm worried that it might contain some kind of virus.

Jo

[KnottedYet]

If it's in your yahoo account, it seems like you should be able to delete it without opening it just like any other email. If it won't delete no matter how you try, you might need a computer geek to help you. I could ask my son...

If you don't want to get email to your yahoo acct from someone getting your address here on TE, click "User CP" up in the blue bar, then scroll down to "Edit Options" and un-check the boxes that allow your email address to be viewed by someone looking at your profile.

[Zen]

I have e-mail notifications set for yahoo and didn't get one from Buddha. Or Jesus or Mohammad.

Is it in your messages here?

[Dianyla]

I have e-mail notifications set for yahoo and didn't get one from Buddha. Or Jesus or Mohammad.

Damn, you beat me to it.

[Running Mommy]

nope. I didn't get one either. But in my work email I get every other sort of thing!
BTW- if you get an "e card" from someone you don't know- DONT OPEN IT!!
Someone at work did, and now we ALL get them.

[sandra]

I got one too. He said " Hi, I'm new here. How's it going".

I told him to kiss off.

No seriously, I just deleted it. I think it is spam. I noticed there was a link at the bottom to click on. I hope you didn't!

[Biker Jo]

I have e-mail notifications set for yahoo and didn't get one from Buddha. Or Jesus or Mohammad.

Is it in your messages here?

Yeah, it is. It shows under "Welcome, Biker Jo," in the upper right that I have a private message, and that's what I'm afraid to open, or maybe I shouldn't be afraid to open it? I did get the full message in Yahoo.

[KnottedYet]

Yeah, it is. It shows under "Welcome, Biker Jo," in the upper right that I have a private message, and that's what I'm afraid to open, or maybe I shouldn't be afraid to open it? I did get the full message in Yahoo.

Click the "Private Messages" link, and it will take you to a list of titles, instead of opening the message in a window.

Click the little check box to the right of the title from Buddha.

Scroll down to the bottom of your list of titles, where it says "Selected Messages and choose "delete".

Click the "Go" button.

That will let you delete the PM without opening it first.

[Biker Jo]

Thanks, Knotted. That did the trick!

Now my question is why did Sandra and I (and probably others) get that message, which probably is spam? Isn't this forum monitored?

[Moptop]

Yes Jo, I got one and was mystified but as it came in as a Registered Member I thought I'd be polite and say Hi - said a little about myself but only as much as I have on my Public bit anyway - and what a great website this is (thinking it was a new contributer who hadn't learned the ropes yet. Finished by suggesting buddha told US something about themself.

Having read your posts I see that was probably a mistake but I did it through TE rather than my own email, so hope it will be OK. I shall delete it (rather late in the day!)

Will let you know if I get repercussions!

Carpe Diem!

[batsheva]

a pm from buddha-- just checked the 'ignore all from this sender' in the pm section...

bat

[Look]

I deleted this pm from buddha yesterday and it was back today!

The "ignore sender" idea is a good one. Thanks!

[KnottedYet]

Have any of you who recieved these PM's gotten a hold of a mod about it?

[OakLeaf]

I got a PM from buddha too. Probably some kind of botnet attack. At this point I don't think there's any need to alert the mods... they're already reading this thread right?