---> execute python/perl entry in mailcap, thats the thing which
---> does not happen in Unix/Linux environment. Anybody who
---> has it is no different from an Outlook user and deserves to
---> be punished.
---> -swapan
On Fri, May 12, 2000 at 10:09:08PM +0530, Govind Chandra wrote:
> Are you suggesting that there is a version of this ILOVEYOU worm
> which is capable of deleting files on a Linux machine? Some more
> details will be greatly appreciated.
Alright guys, that was a joke. But here is a real one. Before anyone
comes after me for writing a "virus", here is the disclaimer
# Purpose: to demonstrate how a Melissa/ILOVEYOU type virus can be
written
# for UNIX. This script is for educational purposes only. Please don't
# forward it. You and you alone will be responsible for any harm
# caused, if you forward this, without appropriate warnings.
Basically, if you have the right entries in your mailcap/mime.types
files
to execute python, or you've created application/x-python in your KDE
environment (Note: this setup is unlikely to be the default on most of
your machines), then opening this file in mutt/kmail or any other mail
client will automatically send out copies of itself to everyone in your
mutt address book (mine is $HOME/.mail_aliases).
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