On Fri, Aug 27, 2004 at 10:56:49AM -0400, Marc Shapiro wrote: > The sender address on the SPAM message was my own. That, of course, is > easy enough for anyone to find. The name of the sender, however, is > what worries me. The first name was a word that I use for a LOT of my > passwords, and the last name could have been found in my e-mail.
Agreeing with what others have posted, a couple of other points to add: 1. Never use real words for your (non-trivial) passwords. 2. If you're concerned that your box is rooted, get a known clean Debian CD and reinstall, after preserving your personal data. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
