> wouldn't that DoS the server they're attempting to download from
> considering the large scope of the propagation of SoBig-F?

The article in The Register suggests that until SoBig kicks in it's not
possible to determine the server - in any case it would be relatively
simple to distribute the payload across many servers.  The download
could also turn the zombie into a new server too.  We should know pretty
soon...

--
Edmund Cramp
http://www.emgsrus.com/graffiti.htm
"I would like to shake the hand of the man who first decided that e-mail
 clients should slice, dice and run arbitrary programs.  Then I'd like
to
 stir, blend and puree his hand."
 - J. D. Baldwin in the Monastery

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