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Title	100 e-mail bouncebacks? You've been backscattered.
Type	Feature
Source	IDG News Service 05/05/2008
Summary	The bounceback e-mail messages come in at a trickle, maybe one or two every hour. The subject lines are disquieting: 'Cyails, Vygara nad Levytar,' 'UNSOLICITED BULK EMAIL, apparently from you.' What's going on? Have you been hacked? Nope, you're just getting a little backscatter. continue

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