FWIW: Perhaps it just depends on where you live, as I've seen it personally multiple times growing up in the big city - i.e., its been attempted against me multiple times until I moved. Never mind the statistics, etc.
So yea, moving is a great idea. ;-) The upcoming generations' need to constantly post their current status (re: facebook, etc), is going to incur a huge backlash as they get older. Social Engineering seems to only get easier. Stupidity is the new commodity. On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:05 PM, William Lefkovics <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And 80% of deaths happen within 10 miles of home, so I moved away. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 10:27 AM > To: MS-Exchange Admin Issues > Subject: Re: OOOR? > > Lots of home/personal theft is done by people that know you first hand > (directly) or second-hand (overheard from someone that knows you directly). > > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 1:16 PM, Eric Woodford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> Your OOTO says "I will be out of the office between Monday and Friday >> with no access to email". That really says "My house will be empty, >> please come and help yourself". >> >> Interesting concept, terribly difficult to implement. Unless I know >> you personally and have visited your house, finding your specific >> address, traveling there (especially being that you're across an ocean >> from me), breaking in and then hoping you have something of value >> worth the entire endeavor (all before you get back from vacation). >> That's all assuming you don't put your home address and "keys under the > mat" in your signature. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 12:38 PM, Simon Butler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> If you do allow OOTO to the Internet then watch your queues. As spam >>> is spoofed the OOTOs will stack up. >>> >>> However the social engineering and personal security issue is very >>> important. >>> >>> Your OOTO says "I will be out of the office between Monday and Friday >>> with no access to email". >>> That really says "My house will be empty, please come and help yourself". >>> >>> The way that I usually counter the OOTO to the internet request is >>> quite simple. How does it look to business partners, either potential or > current? >>> >>> To use the example above, what that could be interpreted to say is >>> "Your custom is not important enough for me to get someone else to >>> monitor my mailbox for a week, I will read it when I get back". >>> >>> If you do implement OOTO then a template would be the best option. >>> The template wouldn't give much information away, and would tell the >>> sender that the mailbox is being monitored. Someone would then need >>> to monitor the mailbox, even if it is just to ping the sender back to >>> say that the person was away, is it urgent or can it wait. >>> >>> Simon. > > > > > ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ > ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~ > -- ME2 ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
