Michael Collette wrote:

> He's a great test case for this, as he apparently hangs out with the virus 
> prevelent crowds, but I don't see him as available for further testing.

This raises an interesting question: As an admin, I collect virii that 
come my way, and analyse them to improve security on my boxen. I would 
LOVE a mailing list that sent me nothing but messages infected with the 
latest virus, so I could check the effectiveness of my mail scanner and 
global procmailrc. Since the From: header would always be the same, I 
could catch whatever gets through, after the recipe I use to quarantine 
potential virii. That would be a great help in fine-tuning my rules.

I know, I know, the potential for abuse is huge. You could sign up 
someone you despise without their knowledge. But many lists send an 
initial activation message, so this could be done safely. Does anything 
similar already exist?


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