I just zip the contents of their my documents folder and password protect
it. Then collect $50 for the password. Not terribly original, but quite
profitable. 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darcy Adams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] 
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 4:18 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> In our office, if your workstation is found unlocked the most 
> likely penalty is the note sent from your mailbox inviting 
> everyone to a mocha (if in the morning) or a beer (if in the 
> evening) at your expense.
> 
> Ah, yeah - along with your screensaver being changed to 
> display something like "Luser left his workstation unlocked, 
> again". . . even our VP isn't immune to that one.
> 
> Darcy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Monteleone-Haught Matt - Millville 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 1:36 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> 
> 
> Said prankster should have in addition to sending the message 
> [1] changed his password to 
> "Don'tLeaveYourWorkstationUnlockedFool" and then locked the 
> workstation.  
> 
> Matthew
> [1] I don't advocate what said prankster did [2]
> [2] although I did get a good chuckle out of it [3]
> [3] considering I had a rotten day because of a clueless 
> VP.[4] [4] I don't know Sherry [5] but I think your supposed 
> to say Hi, so Hi Sherry 
> [5] Not that I've had the opportunity or wouldn't welcome the 
> opportunity. 
> 
> 
> >>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>From: Chris Scharff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 3:57 PM
> >>>To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>So, the only head which really needs to on a pike is that of
> >>>one Mr. McDonald?
> >>>
> >>>Chris
> >>>--
> >>>Chris Scharff
> >>>Senior Sales Engineer
> >>>MessageOne
> >>>If you can't measure, you can't manage! 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 2:58 PM
> >>>> To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> ha.. actually I just learned  he 'was' asked that question..
> >>>> 
> >>>> Turns out, ol' McDonald was away from his desk from 9 
> till 10am and 
> >>>> left his box accessible. All indications are that the 
> message was 
> >>>> sent from the client on his desk. The message was found 
> in the Sent 
> >>>> Items of his mailbox. There appears to have been no 
> logon recorded 
> >>>> in Admin during that hour (implying his mailbox was not 
> opened from 
> >>>> another PC), and there were no suspicious 1016's (implying the 
> >>>> Admin was not in on it). The message was of blue Arial font 
> >>>> (implying OWA was not used to send it, and his password 
> is secure), 
> >>>> and there was no access recorded by the box acting as the SMTP
> >>>> server (implying O.E. was not used to send it, and his creds 
> >>>> are secure). Oh.. and someone saw somebody at his desk around 
> >>>> the time (implying.. oh
> >>>> hell..)
> >>>> 
> >>>> so they figured it out.
> >>>> this was not quite the challenge I thought it'd be.
> >>>> 
> >>>> Tim.
> >>>> 
> >>>> -----Original Message-----
> >>>> From: Tom Meunier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>> Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 12:38 PM
> >>>> To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>> Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> Ask McDonald, "Where exactly were you at 9:19AM this 
> morning, and 
> >>>> for how long before that, and who knew?"
> >>>> 
> >>>> i.e. was he in the washroom with his $250 Italian 
> leathers poking 
> >>>> out underneath the stall, making noises that indicated extreme 
> >>>> abdominal discomfort...  :)
> >>>> 
> >>>> 
> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>>> > From: Tim Ault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>> > Posted At: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:13 AM
> >>>> > Posted To: MSExchange Mailing List
> >>>> > Conversation: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> > Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Thanks.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > I believe item #1 (of my post) is most probable.. hell,
> >>>I must leave
> >>>> > OL2k open and unattended on my PC a dozen times every day for
> >>>> minutes at a
> >>>> > stretch.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > However, this takes balls. Considering the length and 
> articulate
> >>>> > phrasing of the message, it seems the person would 
> have spent an
> >>>> > inordinate amount of
> >>>> > time at McDonald's desk. Certainly someone should have seen 
> >>>> > somebody there.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > I have recommended they check the EV on the server which
> >>>McDonald's
> >>>> > mailbox resides for EV 1016's.. just incase the Admin
> >>>was in on it.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Tim.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>>> > From: Wright, Steven [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:47 AM
> >>>> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>> > Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > It appears that it was send via Exchange since there are no
> >>>> internet
> >>>> > addresses in the TO: FROM: fields.  Also, if you check the
> >>>> headers and
> >>>> > there is nothing there, then you have the culprit in-house
> >>>> and logging
> >>>> > on legitimately via the user's account.  The original
> >>>suggestions
> >>>> > below are probably what occurred.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > How accessible is the VP's computer?  May be someone 
> took a quick 
> >>>> > opportunity at an unattended computer.  If they were very
> >>>> clever, they
> >>>> > might have set the message to delay a day or so before 
> delivery.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Hope everyone at the company took it seriously and 
> went home ;-)
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Steve
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>>> > From: Martin Blackstone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> >>>> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 11:39 AM
> >>>> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>> > Subject: RE: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Headers, Let us see the headers.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>>> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>>> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf 
> Of Tim Ault
> >>>> > Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 8:33 AM
> >>>> > To: Exchange Discussions
> >>>> > Subject: Investigating a Forged Message
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Here's a little something some of you may enjoy this fine
> >>>> Friday.. put
> >>>> > on your investigator hats..
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > My wife forwarded this message to me:
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > > From:        McDonald, Arthur K.  
> >>>> > > Sent:        Friday, October 19, 2001 9:19 AM
> >>>> > > To:  EPDS Contractors; EPDS - EPI Data Systems
> >>>> > > Subject:     Much to be grateful for...
> >>>> > > 
> >>>> > > All of us in this division have much to be grateful for and
> >>>> > for that
> >>>> > > reason, I would like to encourage each of you to go
> >>>home at noon
> >>>> > > today. You may use my annual leave since I have far more
> >>>> > than I will
> >>>> > > ever use. Go home, be with your families, talk with your
> >>>> neighbors,
> >>>> > > love life and be grateful for all we have in this
> >>>great nation of
> >>>> > > ours.  Then come back on Monday refreshed and ready to
> >>>> take on the
> >>>> > > world!
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > ahem.. *chortle* ..well, in any event, "Arthur", VP
> >>>(Very Pissed),
> >>>> > wants a head on a pike. I will offer to him (via my woman) the
> >>>> > following likely prospects:
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 1) The culprit got direct access to OL2k on the desktop;
> >>>> > 2) The culprit knew Arthur's username & password;
> >>>> > 3) A confederate Exchange Admin granted "User" or "Send as"
> >>>> permission
> >>>> > to culprit
> >>>> > 4) Culprit spoofed the message from an SMTP srvr, or
> >>>used a similar
> >>>> > serve from the web.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Feel free to presume the obvious; and I can pass along a
> >>>> few details
> >>>> > that have be provide me. Care to contribute?
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > Tim.
> >>>> > 
> >>>> > 
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