On Sat, 06 Dec 2003 00:11:49 -0800, Ross Boylan wrote: > On Fri, Dec 05, 2003 at 04:52:27PM -0500, Paul Morgan wrote: >> >> I have no idea why you are attacking my veracity. My statement is fact. > > Well, try reading a little harder. And generally, if someone asks you > "why is something true?" responding "because it's a fact" doesn't add > much. > > First, I'm not attacking your veracity, I'm asking what the basis is > for your statements. Yes, I do find them a little hard to believe. > > Second, the reason I'm surprised is based on my own experience with > earthlink, including their explicit statements that they weren't > blocking Swen. > > What the mail you attached below is supposed to demonstrate, I don't > know. You don't provide any context with which to understand it. > This is mail you sent? received? both? > Perhaps the statements about Earthlink Virus blocking are meant as > proof of something, but considering how much forged stuff is floating > around I don't think it's very strong proof. Why would some foreign > system be informing you about earthlink's filtering arrangements? The > mail is obviously filled with forged headers since the FROM doesn't > match the return path and the TO doesn't match you (assuming the mail > was to you). > > My idea of a convincing demonstration that earthlink is doing > something useful would be that you look at what's caught in > earthlink's filters, and see x swen's/day. >
The email I attached is an example of how I receive infected emails from earthlink: I receive the email with the infected executable removed and a message to that effect inserted. The rest of the email remains untouched. I am surprised that you were unable to "get" that. So, what I had posted seems to fit your idea of a convincing demonstration. And in my original post, I gave you a rough average of swens caught daily. I had replied that you were attacking my veracity because you were. You chose, for whatever reason, not to believe my statement and demanded proof. Strangely, when I provided proof, you continued to disbelieve me. I really don't give a toss whether you believe me or not, but I have persevered with this thread so that others do not have a mistaken impression of earthlink's virus filtering. You are like *this* close to going into my Pan bozos filter. -- ....................paul "The number of UNIX installations has grown to 10, with more expected." (The UNIX Programmer's Manual, 2nd Edition, June 1972) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]