On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:59:05 -0700 Joe Sloan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John Rudd wrote:
> > Just because they're in a non-windows environment doesn't mean they
> > can't possibly be sending out viruses. The person who expressed
> > that is, as I said, being naive. And, irresponsible.
> While it's fine to talk theory, the facts of the matter are fairly
> clear. We run mail servers that see tens of millions of messages
> monthly on behalf of 15,000 users. Out of the thousands of different
> viruses we've encountered over the years, we've never seen one that
> wasn't sent from ms windows.
I have found quite a few improperly configured MTAs that are spewing out
SPAM. These are virtually always on a *nix system since the common Win32
user does not have an MTA installed by default. I have seen numerous
posts on the Postfix forum for instance where a novice user has
configured his mail server as an open relay. While this is not exactly
a VIRUS/PHISHING problem in itself, I find it rather strange that you
can state that you have never seen either originate from other than a
Windows machine.
--
Gerard
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Who to himself is law no law doth need,
offends no law, and is a king indeed.
George Chapman
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