Oh, me too! How'd you get it around AV? --- Steve Ens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Man that is funny...I need you to send that to > me...keep my sanity by > watching others go crazy. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Holmgren > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 10:35 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: RE: OT (slightly) - how to test your users > e-mail habits > > > We do the same type of thing, in-house. We wrote a > little program that we > send out as an attachment from time-to-time. We > send it to everyone in the > company with a forged header to appear to come from > elsewhere, and we > include a nice little "pigeon-english" subject, > similar to "I send you this > file to have your advice" ;-). > If the (l)user runs it, a nice little box pops up on > their PC and lets them > know that they could have just hosed their machine > and seriously fzckued up > the network. It also logs their username to a text > file on one of our > servers, so we can keep tabs on who we caught. It > makes for good > entertainment on a Friday afternoon. > > -Jim > > Jim Holmgren MCSE, CCNA > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Network Engineer > Advertising.com > > We bring innovation to interactive communication. > Advertising.com -- > Superior Technology. Superior Performance. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Toni, Randy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 11:23 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: OT (slightly) - how to test your users > e-mail habits > > > I heard a comment on some tech show last week from > someone who was talking > about the dangers of email bombs, and apparently > there is a service out > there that you can connect to, compose a "tempting" > junk mail for your > users, and send it off to see who will actually blow > off the "be careful" > policy at work and just open the message and/or > corresponding attachment > anyway. I assume that when someone opens the > attachment, it will in turn > e-mail some kind of a report back to the service > (or maybe directly to > you?), where you can gather stats on who/how many > went for it. This guy > quoted a stat -- something like 40% of users will > typically open any > message/attachment regardless of policy or the > repeated preaching by email > admins. > > I got a call recently (rather irate user) trying to > open an attachment from > an unsupported app... > user: "I can't open an attachment" > me: "what is it - a word doc or spreadsheet or > something?" > user: "I don't know" > me: "is it something you were expecting from > someone?" > user: "no" > me: "why are you trying to open it?" > user: "I just want to see what it is" > me: "just ignore it" > user: "but why can't I open it?" > me: "you're PC doesn't recognize what it is" > user: "well, I sent to so-and-so, and > what's-her-name, (etc..), and they > can't open it either" > me: <sigh> "just delete it and I'll tell them to do > the same" > > Our users not only dive into the unknown, but they > make sure their friends > are doing the same - aarhgggghhh! These guys get > the sermon on a regular > basis but it just doesn't sink in. When I heard > about this kind of service > out there, I thought "this is kind of sneaky (would > it even be considered a > kind of entrapment?)", but it would clearly > demonstrate the problem to the > managers here. Someone on another list once made a > very wise comment > (probably been said here too) about trying to use > technology to solve > behavioral problems, but that's not my intent. I'd > like to use technology > to raise awareness of the problem - not to solve it. > The service might give > us a more tangible idea if there are a lot of people > here that blow off > policy and just open everything they get, and it > could be up to the managers > here to deal with the offending staff appropriately. > > Is this kind of service something very new? Does > anyone know anything about > it? I wish I could have caught the details of that > show but I was > multitasking that day (my 5-year-old took over as > highest priority) so I got > side-tracked, but I'd like to know if anyone has any > thoughts on this. > > thanks > randy. > > > *********************************************************** > The information transmitted in this email is > intended only for the person(s) > or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > confidential and/or > privileged material. Any review, > retransmission, dissemination or other use of, or > taking of > any action in reliance upon, this information by > persons or entities other > than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you > received this email in > error, please contact the sender and permanently > delete the email from any > computer. > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm > > List Charter and FAQ at: > http://www.sunbelt-software.com/exchange_list_charter.htm >
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