On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Paul Schmehl wrote:Why leap to that conclusion? There are two more plausible possibilities. 1) Viruses are sending mail to the list address.
This is a small sample of what I have found in the archives: message.pif - 5 copies your_details.pif - 2 copies attachment.htm.pif - 1 copies file.pif - 1 copies test.pif - 1 copies readme.scr - 1 copies
Yeah, that's pretty close to my recollection. I thought it ironic that this list -- a security list -- is populated by some infected idiots, but there you go.
2) Malicious individuals are sending viruses to the list.
Why is it that people on this list, *in general*, tend to always assume the worst of others in every situation?
Paul Schmehl ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Adjunct Information Security Officer The University of Texas at Dallas AVIEN Founding Member http://www.utdallas.edu
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