Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 11:50:39 -0400
From: Wakko Warner <wakko@animx.eu.org>
To: Steven Cole <elenstev@mesatop.com>
Cc: "J.A. Magallon" <jamagallon@able.es>, Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>,
       linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [OT] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM
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> 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.

-- 
 Lab tests show that use of micro$oft causes cancer in lab animals
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