No-one has every hacked my employer's website either. I think this demonstrates patching the web server is a waste of time, so I shall stop doing that.
Robert Moir MSMVP IT Systems Engineer Luton Sixth Form College Ciderspace: An online 3D virtual reality environment for tramps. Ciderspace Cafe: A park Bench. > -----Original Message----- > From: Allison M. Wittstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 05 March 2003 17:38 > 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 > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _________________________________________________________________ > List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm > Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp > To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _________________________________________________________________ List posting FAQ: http://www.swinc.com/resource/exch_faq.htm Archives: http://www.swynk.com/sitesearch/search.asp To unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Exchange List admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
