What's the harm? You aren't selling them anything... Spam is something done for commercial gain by definition isn't it? they are hurting you - wasting your bandwidth etc... and as many of my customers could prove - they can go for MONTHS not knowing they are infected. Your message could say something like:
Notice from SMTP server @ YOUR_IP: We have detected incoming mail from you containing virus XXXXX. We are sending this notification as a public service. Please contact your computer support person or visit one of the many PC Antivirus providers. Many have free solutions to your problem. my 2 cents. m/ > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Samuel > Benzaquen > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 12:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [Clamav-users] Ethics Question > > > > > > Tris Forster > > Sent: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 1:02 PM > > > > While the aim of doing this may be completely honourable, sending > > winpopups to a non-firewalled machine stinks of spamming and thus I am > > in two minds about putting it into practice > > You are right. That could be even worst that the virus, because you are > sending it on purpose while the infected computer it's just a victim. > > > > > Any thoughts or experiences with similar situations would be > > appreciated.. > > > > I think the only way I could think is reporting the IP to some DNSBLs. > That way you can stop receiving their mails and you leave the cleansing > problem to their ISP. > > -Samuel > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: GNOME Foundation > Hackers Unite! GUADEC: The world's #1 Open Source Desktop Event. > GNOME Users and Developers European Conference, 28-30th June in Norway > http://2004/guadec.org > _______________________________________________ > Clamav-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: GNOME Foundation Hackers Unite! GUADEC: The world's #1 Open Source Desktop Event. GNOME Users and Developers European Conference, 28-30th June in Norway http://2004/guadec.org _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
