> Forgive me, but I don't really see the rationale that because an IP > address has been flagged as sending viruses that it is also sending > out SPAM. > > Can someone enlighten me on this ?
Some of the newest viruses are written and designed with the sole purpose in mind that they become zombie SMTP servers. Then, when given a command, the propagate spam either that was sent to them, or that the virus retrieves from another server. There have even been some news articles saying this. John Tolmachoff Engineer/Consultant/Owner eServices For You --- [This E-mail was scanned for viruses by Declude Virus (http://www.declude.com)] --- This E-mail came from the Declude.JunkMail mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.JunkMail". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
