That is why it is never ever smart to setup up reply/bounce/forward auto rules in an attempt to deal with SPAM and/or viruses. It is always better to reject/delete.
John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:WhatsUp_Forum- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Amann > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 7:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] How to create a DOS attack with Groupwise - Sorry > > All, > > I apologize for any issues the flood of emails from my account may have > caused yesterday. In trying to deal with the persistent, bogus, and virus > ridden "critical patch" emails I setup a rule that would reply to anyone > sending an email with no subject and delete the original email. What I > realized is that when you setup a Groupwise rule such that IF (subject) > equals ( ) DO THIS ..., the ( ) blank translates to a wildcard thus any > email meets the condition. To make matters worse on our local network, I > have "notify when opened" enabled so when my co-workers open an email I > sent, I get a notice back from them. So it went like this: > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
