Re: [Full-Disclosure] viruses being sent to list

From: John Lalla (john.lalla_at_cox.net)
Date: 04/29/04

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    To: mducharme@cybergeneration.com, Full Disclosure Mailing List <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
    Date: Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:24:46 -0700 (PDT)
    
    
    

    On 29 Apr, Maxime Ducharme wrote:
    >
    > Please add headers se we may verify if these viruses have been
    > really sent via the list.
    >
    > Personnally, most of viruses I receive come from somewhere
    > else, and have a spoofed FROM address.
    >
    > These spoofed mails cannot be managed by FD server since
    > they are relayed by foreign SMTP servers.
    >
    > Maxime Ducharme
    > Programmeur / Spécialiste en sécurité réseau
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: "John Lalla" <john.lalla@cox.net>
    > To: "Full Disclosure Mailing List" <full-disclosure@lists.netsys.com>
    > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 3:18 PM
    > Subject: [Full-Disclosure] viruses being sent to list
    >
    Sorry, I'm unable to send headers as my setup has procmail send all such
    items to /dev/null. I'm not a sysadmin nor am I a security specialist. I
    just like to keep myself reasonably informed on such matters.

    -- 
    John Lalla
    Santa Barbara, CA
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    think we know.  The more I know, the more I know I don't know . . . "
    
    

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