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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


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