Re: [OT] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM

From: Wade (neroz_at_ii.net)
Date: 09/23/03

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    Date:	Wed, 24 Sep 2003 03:24:43 +0800
To: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>

    Wakko Warner wrote:
    >>First, apologies to all since this is technically offtopic, but there
    >>does seem to be enough interest in this subject that I'll provide a
    >>short answer here.
    >
    >
    > Hate to keep it going, but...
    >
    >
    >>The problem with the W32.Swen.A@mm worm/virus became severe enough that
    >>my home account on 56k dialup was almost unusable. I've been getting
    >>hundreds of these large emails per day for the past several days, and
    >>the problem seems to be getting worse, not better.
    >
    >
    > I'm running my own mailserver and it's hard not to accept it. I have
    > basically done checks in the from and to headers. If it appears as a virus,
    > i lockout the smtp sender. It's not permenant. When the virus stops, i
    > unblock every one.
    >

    Why not block mail with attachments which end in .pif or .exe? Who needs
    that?

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