Could be a lock. Please see: http://support.ipswitch.com/kb/IM-19990527-DM01.htm Dave In reply to 22 Dec message from [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >I'm getting occassional "ERR Open append fail ... " on my >personal mailbox -main, although I receive tons of mail ok, >often with largish attachments, there's several 100 megs of >free disk space. Imail 5.08. >What else could be wrong? >Len >>Can we take the discussion off list now??? I'd rather not "hear" the >>bickering any longer >> >>Thanks >>Anthony >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Gary Mauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 2:32 AM >>Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] [w00giving '99 #11] IMail's passwordencryption >>scheme >> >> >> > > All I can say is EXACTLY. You never know. But think. Would you >> > > rather know there is a problem and get a patch for it or never know >> > > their is a problem and get your system compromised by an attacker who >> > > knows how to exploit the problem? I belive you would go with the >> > > former. >> > >> > And all I can say is I'd rather the halfassed attacker didn't find out >>about >> > something like this the easy way - and I'd rather have Mike XXX work >>harder >> > to minimize the chance of that happening. >> > >> > Gary Mauer >> > >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >> > Host/Moderator of the Window Cleaning Network >> > - Your People, Product and Information Site - >> > http://www.window-cleaning-net.com/ >> > >> > Email Groups - 980 Networking Links >> > 8 Bulletin Board and 21 Trade Show Links >> > >> > >> > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mike >> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 22, 1999 12:28 AM >> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] [w00giving '99 #11] IMail's >> > > passwordencryption scheme >> > > >> > > >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >> > > Hash: SHA1 >> > > >> > > > > Lastly, let me reiterate. There were no fees. I don't know where >> > > > > you came up with that assumption. >> > > > >> > > > I came up with the assumption while looking for the word "free" in >> > > > this statement... >> > > > > > Actually, If you read the patch information, I sent them an >> > > > > > email on the 13th and a second email on the 18th alerting them >> > > > > > of the problem and offering them my services to help rectify >> > > > > > the >> > > > > > problem. I received no response. >> > > > >> > > > So it's not about the money - and you do something else for a >> > > > living. >> > > > >> > > > But frankly, if this is a hobby of yours, I think I may be less >> > > > impressed. >> > > >> > > Actually, I do do this for a living. Although, in this instance, my >> > > work had nothing to do with this. I did this one purely on my own >> > > time. >> > > >> > > > I don't know why you publicized this thing- and I am not so much >> > > > concerned about the posting on this list as what went on elsewhere. >> > > > >> > > > People have threatened to cause problems with my services in the >> > > > past - mostly blowhards, I think, but you never really know. >> > > > >> > > > I just don't feel like you did me any favors, Mike - like my >> > > > situation is a little less secure because of all this. >> > > >> > > Well here is the reason I publicized this. If no one told the public >> > > that there is a problem with Imail's encryption scheme and the >> > > "underground"(I use this term loosely) had known about this, the >> > > underground would now have one more tool to elevate their privliges >> > > on a comprimised system. >> > > >> > > You are a heck of a lot less secure if the vendor and public no >> > > nothing, but the underground does. Publicizing problems when the >> > > vendor does nothing to rectify them forces them to do something and >> > > in my opinion betters the users of the vendor's software. >> > > >> > > You state: >> > > " People have threatened to cause problems with my services in the >> > > past - >> > > mostly blowhards, I think, but you never really know. " >> > > >> > > All I can say is EXACTLY. You never know. But think. Would you >> > > rather know there is a problem and get a patch for it or never know >> > > their is a problem and get your system compromised by an attacker who >> > > knows how to exploit the problem? I belive you would go with the >> > > former. >> > > >> > > Mike >> > > eEye Digital Security Team >> > > www.eEye.com >> > > >> > > Fingerprint: >> > > AD0F 16F9 0067 7772 EFA9 996F 9AD2 5F16 A6AF EA7C >> > > > Gary Mauer >> > > > >> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > >> > > > Host/Moderator of the Window Cleaning Network >> > > > - Your People, Product and Information Site - >> > > > http://www.window-cleaning-net.com/ >> > > > >> > > >> > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > > Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.2 for non-commercial use <http://www.pgp.com> >> > > >> > > iQA/AwUBOGBvbprSXxamr+p8EQIhEgCfTipb5/7327SvxVcGkDv0PvraHSYAnivy >> > > PBO+nTQJBMR1dD7kQx4GbLEx >> > > =g3Vh >> > > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >> > > >> > > >> > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> > > to be removed from this list. >> > > >> > >> > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> > to be removed from this list. >> > >> >>Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >>to be removed from this list. 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