From: jw schultz <jw@pegasys.ws>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 06:41:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030923134127.GB7602@pegasys.ws> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.51.0309231447020.1116@dns.toxicfilms.tv>
On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 02:55:57PM +0200, Maciej Soltysiak wrote:
> > When there are enough complaints to mail server admins, hopefully the
> > philosophy will change.
> It is changing. I have been talking to antivirus software people (nod32)
> and I suggested that their virus signatures could have information whether
> the virus spoofs the sender address or not, and then simply do not send
> replies for infected mail. I got a response that they are working on it,
> and that other antivirus software developers like dudes from symantec,
> sophos, mcaffe, etc... are working on it also.
>
> So we should have a slightly better solution to that when the software
> gets better.
What they should do is send the alerts to MS. ;-))))
No, because if the company whose mascot is a big blue bug
that reproduces by spreading worms were to actually fix the
problem the market for anti-virus software would shrink
faster than SCO's sales revenue.
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J.W. Schultz Pegasystems Technologies
email address: jw@pegasys.ws
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-09-23 13:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-09-23 9:12 german aracil boned
2003-09-23 10:01 ` Mike Galbraith
2003-09-23 12:01 ` Jan Evert van Grootheest
2003-09-23 12:17 ` [OFFTOPIC] " Russell King
2003-09-23 12:38 ` Jörn Engel
2003-09-23 13:43 ` iptables kernel german aracil boned
2003-09-23 12:55 ` [OFFTOPIC] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM Maciej Soltysiak
2003-09-23 13:41 ` jw schultz [this message]
2003-09-23 16:36 ` Gerhard Mack
2003-09-23 16:44 ` Maciej Soltysiak
2003-09-23 12:50 ` Breno
2003-09-23 13:40 ` J.A. Magallon
2003-09-23 14:43 ` [OT] " Steven Cole
2003-09-23 15:50 ` Wakko Warner
2003-09-23 19:24 ` Wade
2003-09-23 20:06 ` Willy Tarreau
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