Date: Wed, 20 Jun 2001 16:50:47 -0700 From: faSty <fasty@i-sphere.com> To: "Fernando P . Schapachnik" <fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar> Cc: freebsd-security@freebsd.org Subject: Re: need help filter this stupid virus. Sendmail didnt stop this. Message-ID: <20010620165047.B20771@i-sphere.com> In-Reply-To: <20010620194713.A18467@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>; from fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar on Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 07:47:13PM -0300 References: <20010620152023.C19358@i-sphere.com> <20010620153507.P73138@techometer.net> <20010620194713.A18467@ns1.via-net-works.net.ar>
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I agree, We should report to sendmail bug. -trev On Wed, Jun 20, 2001 at 07:47:13PM -0300, Fernando P . Schapachnik wrote: > En un mensaje anterior, Erick Mechler escribió: > > You don't need the from. For example, try this: > > > > [emechler@lucifer ~]$ cat /etc/mail/access > > hahaha@sexyfun.net REJECT > > It won't work, as the virus uses hahaha@sexyfun.net INSIDE the > message itself and sendmail checks the From field from the envelope, > which in this case is probably <> (empty). > > I was about to report it as a bug to sendmail a few days ago, but > then I thought there might be some option to change that behavior or > some valid reason for sendmail to accept a empty mail from:. I > haven't had time to research since then. > > Regards. > > > Fernando P. Schapachnik > Planificación de red y tecnología > VIA NET.WORKS ARGENTINA S.A. > fschapachnik@vianetworks.com.ar > Tel.: (54-11) 4323-3381 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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