On 03/03/2008, Andrew Sackville-West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, Mar 02, 2008 at 03:59:16PM -0500, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > Hello all, > > > > I think I don't need to be worried but I figured I should check. > > > > I only run 'nix (debian, OpenBSD), and I'm on dialup. I note that some > > people run virus scanners on their email (not just as anti-spam) and > > > I dumped ClamAV about the same time I wiped the last windows partition > on my lan. it took some of the load off of spamassassin, but cost too > much in memory and processor to make up for it. > > > > wonder if I need to worry. I don't get enough spam (other than what > > comes from this list occasionally) to warrent doing anything about > > spam. > > > lucky. > > > > > > I debian or other 'nix suceptible in any way to anything anybody can put > > in an email? > > > when they figure out how to compel me, through some sort of security > flaw in my own brain, to chmod +x and then execute it... then I'll > call it quits. > > ...must...type...chmod...+x.... > NO NO FIGHT IT! IT'S A TRICK!!! > must...press...enter... can't... resist...
It's called social engineering. """want free porn?!? compile this!""" You'd be surprised how many Windows users install .exes with the hope of seeing some free porn. Dotan Cohen http://what-is-what.com http://gibberish.co.il א-ב-ג-ד-ה-ו-ז-ח-ט-י-ך-כ-ל-ם-מ-ן-נ-ס-ע-ף-פ-ץ-צ-ק-ר-ש-ת A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
