On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 09:02:21AM +0200, BUIRA Etienne wrote:
> >
> > As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to
> > protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's
> > the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine.
>
> WRONG
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 13:31:39 +0900,
Nick Hastings <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> * amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030827 13:23]:
>
>
> > While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I
> > notice messages from places such as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (this was
>
> Welcome ;-)
Thank you.
> We do not have a security company protecting us. As a few people have
> pointed out already, this is probably a case of a virus being sent
> with a faked From header, and over-zealous anti-virus software.
The question about the security company was a "what-if", I did
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:39:33PM +0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
(snip quote)
>
> As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any company to
> protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to any virus, and that's
> the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine.
> ..something on the matter: ;-)
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ jwhois winram.com
> [Querying whois.internic.net]
> [Redirected to whois.dotster.com]
> [Querying whois.dotster.com]
> [whois.dotster.com]
>
> The data contained in the WHOIS database, while
> believed by the company to be reliable, is pro
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0400, amg wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question
> about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a mailing
> list in my windows days).
Welcome ;-)
> While browsing my inbox, which I only
> As we use Debian, I don't think there is the need for any
> company to protect us. As far as I know, linux is immune to
> any virus, and that's
> the main reason why I don't want to install windows on my machine.
> --
> Zeng Nan
>
If this is your main reason, why not use windows with antivi
On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 00:20:55 -0400,
amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello all,
>
> Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question
> about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a
> mailing list in my windows days).
>
> W
* amg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030827 13:23]:
> While browsing my inbox, which I only do every several days, I notice
> messages from places such as "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" (this was recently, I
> received (or it was sent?) it: 03.08.28).
>
> I am wondering what this is. Did someone send a virus/worm/wh
On Wed, Aug 27, 2003 at 12:20:55AM -0400, amg wrote:
> Hello all,
>
> Being relatively new to the whole mailing-list scene I have a question
> about the linux mailing-list scene actually (actually part of a mailing
> list in my windows days).
>
> While browsing my inbox, which I only do every se
this is my take:
joe user has a windows computer
he reads our list
he has the lists email address in his address book
he get the virus
it reads his address book
it sends the virus to everyone in his address book which includes email
that fakes the 'from' address (from the list)
the recipent of th
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