I doubt that a burglar would leave a personal message telling the victim
how he knew of the absence.

I never have claimed that this has happened.  But you apply lots of
patches to close vulnerabilities that have never been exploited, no?

Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T


-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Allison M.
Wittstock
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:38 AM
To: Exchange Discussions
Subject: Re: OOO to internet, still bad?



Ed, since you use this example often, can you provide me with some real
world 
examples of someone being burglarized because their OOO message told the

world they were away?  I think I am more likely to be burglarized by a 
neighbour that notices I am gone, or someone that sees my postbox has
been 
emptied in days, or someone overhearing me order plane/train tickets,
etc.

This issue has also been discussed on the urban legend debunking site,
Snopes.  
The link is http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/reply.htm 

I look forward to hearing your opinion or some proof of this happening.

Cheers,
Allison




On Wednesday 05 March 2003 02:39 am, you wrote:
> The risk of a mail loop with OOO is small.  However, consider the
> following:
>
> Byron Kennedy is out of the office vacationing in the south of France 
> until the end of the summer.  Please feel free to drop by his house at

> 123 Any Street, Anytown, USA, and help yourself to whatever is left.  
> If you are a spammer, then you've hit a live mailbox!  Tell your 
> friends!
>
> Ed Crowley MCSE+Internet MVP
> Freelance E-Mail Philosopher
> Protecting the world from PSTs and Bricked Backups!T
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Byron Kennedy
> Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 5:34 PM
> To: Exchange Discussions
> Subject: OOO to internet, still bad?
>
>
> I know this has caused havoc on e-mail systems in the past.  Is this 
> still frowned on and if so, are there any "best-practices" available 
> out there on how to enable a firm to provide this service effectively 
> with exchange 2000, outlook 2000/xp and avoid pitfalls in the past?
>
> How do others articulate or provide work-arounds?
>
> Thx for ideas... byron
>
>
>
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