Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2001 09:35:19 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>, Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org> Cc: postmaster@daimi.au.dk, security@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VIRUS IN YOUR MAIL Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011029093339.045f1520@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20011029190440.A584@straylight.oblivion.bg> References: <20011029165515.L869-100000@jodie.ncptiddische.net> <200110291510.f9TFAuo25848@horse10.daimi.au.dk> <20011029165515.L869-100000@jodie.ncptiddische.net>
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At 10:04 AM 10/29/2001, Peter Pentchev wrote: >The problem is not virus scanners per se, the problem is *broken* virus >scanners which do not send their automated replies to the right address. IMHO, it's a good idea, when a worm has been broadcast to a list, to inform the members of that list. In my personal experience, this has saved a lot of people from being infected. YMMV, but I don't think that the scanner's behavior was inappropriate. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-security" in the body of the message
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