I have a report of one of these emails. My log file is already 3 times the normal daily size (for a 24 hour period). Is anyone seeing a similar problem?
I am having trouble opening log file to view. Greg Shepherd Catalyst Manufacturing Services, Inc. -----Original Message----- From: John Carter [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 8:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] sligtly OT: Strange emails with numbers Yea, but gives. Are they maybe the successful deliveries of a dictionary attack?? What's the purpose? John C -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Matti Haack Sent: Tuesday, June 06, 2006 7:25 AM To: Kevin Rogers Subject: Re[2]: [IMail Forum] sligtly OT: Strange emails with numbers As far as I could trace some mails, they orginate from anywhere. Some are listed in Blacklists as Dialups. So I think they are zombies. Matti > We've also been getting these. Seems to be coming from France (could > be spoofed or zombied): 84.4.238.182 or 213.56.53.63 > Matti Haack wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I observe a growing number of text/HTML eMails with faked >> mail-from Adress (mailfrom=mailto) comming in to our server. >> >> The messages and the subject consists only of some numbers and the >> mail originates from different server. The HTML-code of the mail is >> clean and simple: >> >> <html><body> >> 5556 >> >> <br> >> </body></html> >> >> Is this a new way how spammers test accounts? Or is this a >> broken virus? >> >> Do you have any information an this? >> >> Matti >> >> - >> Matti Haack - Hit Haack IT Service Gmbh Poltlbauer Weg 4, D-94036 >> Passau >> +49 851 50477-22 Fax: +49 851 50477-29 >> http://www.haack-it.de >> >> >> >> Dieses Dokument ist ausschliesslich fuer den Adressaten bestimmt. >> Jegliche Art von Reproduktion, Verbreitung, Vervielfaeltigung, >> Modifikation, Verteilung und/oder Publikation dieser E-Mail-Nachricht >> ist untersagt, soweit dies nicht ausdruecklich genehmigt wurde. >> Jegliche Haftung fur Ansprueche, die aufgrund der Kommunikation per >> E-Mail begruendet werden koennten, ist ausgeschlossen, soweit der >> Haftungsausschluss gesetzlich zulaessig ist. >> >> -- Ausgehende E-Mail wurde auf Viren gescannt -- To Unsubscribe: >> http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html >> List Archive: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ >> Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ >> >> >> > To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html > List Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ > Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ - Matti Haack - Hit Haack IT Service Gmbh Poltlbauer Weg 4, D-94036 Passau +49 851 50477-22 Fax: +49 851 50477-29 http://www.haack-it.de Dieses Dokument ist ausschliesslich fuer den Adressaten bestimmt. Jegliche Art von Reproduktion, Verbreitung, Vervielfaeltigung, Modifikation, Verteilung und/oder Publikation dieser E-Mail-Nachricht ist untersagt, soweit dies nicht ausdruecklich genehmigt wurde. Jegliche Haftung fur Ansprueche, die aufgrund der Kommunikation per E-Mail begruendet werden koennten, ist ausgeschlossen, soweit der Haftungsausschluss gesetzlich zulaessig ist. -- Ausgehende E-Mail wurde auf Viren gescannt -- To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ **************************************************************************** The contents of this email and any attachments may be privileged, Confidential, and protected from disclosure. It is intended only for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. Access to this email by anyone else is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to the message and deleting it from your computer. Additional assistance can be obtained by emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you. **************************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
