Subject: Re: foo
To: None <netbsd-help@NetBSD.org>
From: Peter Bex <Peter.Bex@student.kun.nl>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 09/23/2003 00:58:42
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On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 01:17:42AM +0000, MLH wrote:
> What I think is interesting is that while my mailer is getting hit
> every 30 seconds at least by this beast, they are *all* directed
> at this one email address, which is *only* used for posting to the
> NetBSD maillists. Apparently this virus is scamming mail addresses
> off of some NetBSD mail archive(s).

Either that or the virus simply scans all emails on the infected system and
sends itself on to the addresses contained in those messages.
(Assuming at least one subscriber of the list is using Windows, Outlook etc)

It's ironic that a virus which is targeted at a specific system causes most
annoyances with people who don't even use that system.
(Most people who I know who use Windows don't get any of these messages at =
all)

Regards,
Peter
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