Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 11:30:36 -0600 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [LIB] Virus
All someone would need to do is obtain the list of names, put [LIB] in the subject use the mailing list as a return address and everyone would think it is from the list. Did anyone look at the headers? On 13 Jan 2002, at 4:39, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Date: Sun, 13 Jan 2002 19:33:23 +0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LIB] Virus > > > Hi not sure if anybody else was the recipient of the post from some head > moron whatever but mine contained an unwelcome guest which set off my virus > software. No damage done luckily just a heads up to the rest. > > Looks like we all got it. > > How does such a thing persuade The List to accept and re-send it, ie when > it's apparently not from someone who is subscribed from the list? > > > > > ************************************************************** > http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list > http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives > http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ > -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- > Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be > addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text > on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe > --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ > Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest > ************************************************************** > ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
