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Most of you who use MSN have probly got those anoying chain mails thats have poor grammer and are apperently from 'Bill Gates'. Most of these e-mails say that MSN is shutting down and if you don't forward the message you account will be remove. Do you think this is true? Reasons for it to be fakeIt's chain mail, if it was real it would come from staff@msn.com right? MSN knows who is using there account, they don't need people to forward a message like 100 times to all there contacts. MSN makes loads of money from banners and MSN adverts. Reasons might be realIt's be reported on the BBC website that 'Microsoft is reportedly planning to start charging surfers for the improved services of its MSN internet portal., You can view the page yourself http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1189119.stm That url looks real. When you look at that news page keep in mind, The page is unlike normal BBC News pages.
Everyone knows about Windows and MSN comes installed on the damn machine.
This could be a way to advertise MSN and windows to more people. It's up to you to make your own mind up...though i will not forward that chain mail :)
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All a load of tosh, click that link to the news article you put up.
Look at the date it was written (above the bold headline) Sunday, 25 February, 2001, 11:00 GMT.
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LOL, I missed that, Looks like this was just to advertise MSN a bit more then LOL.
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Regardless of what Microsoft is planning, then, now or in the future. If they require MSN users to do something, they will email them directly. Chain mail will never ever be used as a means to pass on service announcements, not by any company.
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I agree, It's just not done.
Though i have heard of chain mail advertisement.
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Oh, BBC has just posted a new story, http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4778046.stmLooks like it was just some scammers using old articles to get the pointless e-mail sent to the world.
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Dear the concerned,
These letters with the rumors that Msn Messenger will be charging money for use of our network, by November 1'st are completely fake. Our Msn network will not be charging money or deleting users. Our servers will remain up and running, so there are no threats to be worried about.
Thank you,
Sincerely;
An Msn Directory Board Member,
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Cher tous les intéressés,
Ces lettres avec les rumeurs que le Msn Messenger chargera l'argent pour l'usage de notre réseau, en le 1er novembre sont faux. Notre Msn Company ne chargera pas l'argent ou ne supprimera pas des utilisateurs. Nos serveurs resteront en service, tellement là ne sont aucune menace à inquiéter pour.
Merci,
Sincèrement ;
Un Membre du Msn Directory,
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LOL, A random bot got this forum good :P Steive add something to stop those damn bots!
I got an e-mail like this, but from the bbc.
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too targetted to be a bot (and no gain to be had from it), probably someone having a laugh
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That person has the weirdest sense of humor.
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If Microsoft have an office in Halifax, then I guess that post could be legit lol.
Got to love IP's, greatest invention since...a lot of things.
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You traced it back to the address of the poster or of the company? I'm guessing it was a fake if BigB says it's in halifax :)
I'm sure Halifax is a bank or somthing?
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Originally posted by rogeman
You traced it back to the address of the poster or of the company? I'm guessing it was a fake if BigB says it's in halifax :)
I'm sure Halifax is a bank or somthing?
... woosh
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quote:
Originally posted by rogeman
You traced it back to the address of the poster or of the company? I'm guessing it was a fake if BigB says it's in halifax :)
I'm sure Halifax is a bank or somthing?
oh dear Halifax is a place. I wasn't referring to the bank
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Were is it? Is there a Halifax there?
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Originally posted by rogeman
Were is it? Is there a Halifax there?
Cannot beleive you have not heard of Halifax! Its up north like, near Manchester area. I assume there is a Halifax in Halifax, its a rather big place.
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It's quite near Bradford.
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Don't you mean Bradistan?
Halifax is a place dumbass. MS probably have offices in lots of places BigBrennan.
Still the guy could be using a proxy based in Halifax. I'm sure that could be done...
And why the french? XD
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Bradford is probably the most known town near Halifax. Although I'm not too sure.
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Mircosoft's European HQ is in reading.
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