>>I usually easily recognize SCAM and SPAM. But in this case first I read this MSDN message
>>http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/Profile/thread/b6f8818b-5d70-4451-8fab-eb0a28478610
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>>I then checked my Hotmail and found this message (see attached).
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>>To me this message looks legitimate and it is hard to figure out it was a spam. I did check the agreement contract mentioned in that e-mail - it is very long and very legal looking document.
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>http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/261838/rogue_microsoft_services_agreement_email_notifications_lead_to_latest_java_exploit.html

The rogue email messages are copies of legitimate notifications that Microsoft sent out to users to announce changes to the company's Services Agreement that will take effect Oct. 19.

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So, could it be that the version I was reading was indeed from MS? The link was to MS site and it was a really long legal document.