We're getting them too, although little effect other than annoying.
More info: http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-7215349.html?tag=lthd
I received an email on the 17th (which I ignored with elm) with
these headers:
SUBJECT: Program's files, including this
X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
X-Priority: 3
X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2014.211
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed;
boundary="----=_NextPart_000_00D8_01FB8DBC.699DBCF0"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2001 11:16:39 -0500
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_00D8_01FB8DBC.699DBCF0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Must be included without modification.
The following files must always be included to
constitute a legal version for shareware distribution:
mancala ex_ 87,019 08-07-00 11:26p
mancala hl_ 11,729 08-07-00 11:26p
file_id di_ 352 08-07-00 11:26p
msvbvm50 dl_ 865,317 05-11-98 8:01p
setup exe 89,600 01-16-97 12:00a
setup lst 6,725 08-07-00 11:26p
setup1 ex_ 73,379 01-16-97 12:00a
st5unst ex_ 37,850 01-16-97 12:00a
vb5stkit dl_ 16,457 01-16-97 12:00a
st5unst ex_ 37,850 01-16-97 12:00a
vb5stkit dl_ 16,457 01-16-97 12:00a
comcat dl_ 10,146 10-31-96 12:00a
vendor do_ 4,017 08-07-00 11:26p
order fr_ 1,423 08-07-00 11:26p
The final file in this list (order.
------=_NextPart_000_00D8_01FB8DBC.699DBCF0
Content-Type: application/octet-stream; name="Msg32.exe"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Msg32.exe"
followed by the .exe attachment. Not sure if this is related to the
new worm or not.
I think while we are working to eliminate terrorism, we should eliminate
Microsoft Outlook too -- make the world AND the Internet a safer place!
Jim
>
> Rusty Brooks wrote:
> >
> > > this is just too annoying.
>
> Hmm, I seem to be getting thousands of requests as well.
> This is definitely different than codered.
>
> --Tom Jackson
>
