Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 18:38:35 -0700 (PDT) From: James S Blankenship <dragoninterrupted@yahoo.com> To: joe@joeholden.co.uk, freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [scam: You have received a postcard !] Message-ID: <20060411013835.4811.qmail@web30203.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <443AFA82.10409@joeholden.co.uk>
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Duh . . . .exe's are useless on open source, even less usuable to transmit a virus. I seem to have missed that when I wrote that . . . But no need to be an ass about it either; I'm relatively new to the scene. Forgive me if I mistook your meaning. --- Joe Holden <joe@joeholden.co.uk> wrote: > James S wrote: > > This is most likely a virus; the url contains a > .exe: 1. > > http://www.felicitacards.xhost.ro/postcard.gif.exe > Whether or not it is > > for open source softaware, it's better safe than > sorry. > > > > ~Dragon, Interrupted > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: You have received a postcard ! > > Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 01:13:08 +0200 (CEST) > > From: postcard.com <postcard@postcard.com> > > To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org > > > > > > Hello friend ! > > You have just received a postcard from someone > who cares about you! > > This is a part of the message: > > "Hy there! It has been a long time since I > haven't heared about you! > > I've just found out about this service from > Claire, a friend of mine > > who also told me that..." > > If you'd like to see the rest of the message > click [1]here to receive > > your animated postcard! > > =================== > > Thank you for using www.yourpostcard.com 's > services !!! > > Please take this opportunity to let your > friends hear about us by > > sending them a postcard from our collection ! > > ================== > > > > References > > > > 1. > http://www.felicitacards.xhost.ro/postcard.gif.exe > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Virii, so clever, yet so stupid at the same time. > > -- > Thanks, > Joe Holden > FreeBSD Port Maintainer / Consultant, Opera Telecom > Network Administrator > Pub Key: http://www.joeholden.co.uk/pubkey.asc > finger joe@joeholden.co.uk > >
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