Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2000 14:16:16 +1100 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: "Jusitn W. Pauler" <jwpauler@jwpages.com> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Recent Virus Attacks Message-ID: <20001105141616.L307@sydney.worldwide.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <5.0.0.25.2.20001102223629.009db870@mail>; from jwpauler@jwpages.com on Thu, Nov 02, 2000 at 10:39:16PM -0600 References: <5.0.0.25.2.20001102223629.009db870@mail>
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On Thursday, 2 November 2000 at 22:39:16 -0600, Jusitn W. Pauler wrote:
^^^^^^
Really?
> X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0
> As with the recent spam of the FreeBSD lists with the virus spam,
> can someone provide a simple solution to block out these and other
> viruses? In my case, my FreeBSD box is a network gateway and server
> to my LAN.
Yes, use a FreeBSD-based MUA. No known "virus" can affect it.
> I use fetchmail to download mail to sendmail and cucipop to allow me
> to grab it from my windows box.
If I'm not mistaken, both of these programs send your passwords in the
clear. Not a good idea.
> I understand that there are some ways to implement some security in
> sendmail, I am just not sure how to fully block it.
There's no 100% safe way of deciding what the content of a message is.
Greg
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