Re: Re[2]: rse has beagle-a virus ?

2004-03-01 Thread Mads Toftum
On Mon, Mar 01, 2004 at 01:59:29PM -0500, Cliff Woolley wrote:
> Not to mention that my primary email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> But you know, feel free to block me if you like.  All the less stuff for
> me to worry about.  ;)  hehe.  Here's a revolutionary little idea... if
> you don't like spam and email worms... how about (gasp) installing
> SpamAssassin and some antivirus software.  :-P
> 
Unplugging the network cable worked well to make NT4 secure up to the c2
level - I'm pretty sure that a similar trick would be quite efficient in
avoiding spam ;)

vh

Mads Toftum
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RE: Re[2]: rse has beagle-a virus ?

2004-03-01 Thread Cliff Woolley
On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Hunt,Keith A wrote:

> Well now, this wins the award for the silliest rant I've heard for a
> while.  I mean really, Dave... get a grip.

Seriously.

Not to mention that my primary email address is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
But you know, feel free to block me if you like.  All the less stuff for
me to worry about.  ;)  hehe.  Here's a revolutionary little idea... if
you don't like spam and email worms... how about (gasp) installing
SpamAssassin and some antivirus software.  :-P

--Cliff
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RE: Re[2]: rse has beagle-a virus ?

2004-03-01 Thread Hunt,Keith A
Well now, this wins the award for the silliest rant I've heard for a
while.  I mean really, Dave... get a grip.

-- 
Keith Hunt  330.972.7968  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Internet & Server Systems
The University of Akron 

  

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Paris
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 7:25 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re[2]: rse has beagle-a virus ?
> 
> As I suspected, none of these messages originate from Ralf.  Just 
> checking the original headers on the most recent batch of six I got 
> overnight...
> 
> from cruzeiro (cruzeiro.fisc.wwu.edu [140.160.220.200])   
> by master.modssl.org
> from CLS-TORG1010-27 (torg1010-27.its.vt.edu 
> [128.173.44.191]) by 
> master.modssl.org
> from CLS-TORG1010-24 (torg1010-24.its.vt.edu 
> [128.173.44.188]) by 
> master.modssl.org
> from CLS-TORG1010-30 (torg1010-30.its.vt.edu 
> [128.173.44.194]) by 
> master.modssl.org
> from woofie (A052105.N1.Vanderbilt.Edu [129.59.52.105])   
> by master.modssl.org
> from AdamBroughton (asdl00.ae.gatech.edu [130.207.39.100])by 
> master.modssl.org
> 
> What this tells me is that someone realized the .edu addresses on the 
> listserv were low hanging fruit.  Nice job.  Try partying 
> less, studying 
> more, and figure out how to keep yourself from being infected (on 
> multiple fronts).  [aside:  pisses me off that I have to deal 
> with spam 
> from cracked/infected boxes from .edu domains ... I think I'm 
> just going 
> to reject all .edu-headered mail.  it's a hugely sad commentary that 
> people from institutions of *higher* education can't grasp 
> the concept 
> of DON'T CLICK ON F^&KING ATTACHMENTS YOU'RE NOT EXPECING and USE A 
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] A/V PACKAGE ALREADY, DAMNIT.  I mean really, people.. you're 
> shelling out a TON of money and you don't seem to be one lick smarter 
> than Jimmy Joe-Jobber's mom who'll click on everything and anything 
> since getting her PC two weeks ago.  If you're as f%$king 
> stupid as you 
> appear to be, give it up .. save yourself the money and give 
> your slot 
> at school to someone else.  There no shame in doing manual 
> labor for a 
> living.  Society needs both ends of the spectrum.  If you 
> can't figure 
> out the "don't click" stuff, I have no idea what you're going 
> to do with 
> number theory or algorithms (assuming you're in a CS 
> program).  I vote 
> to kick the .edu's off the listserv until they prove they've got an 
> intellectual agility quotient above that of a small soapdish. 
>  If this 
> pisses off admins for .edu's, sorry .. life's a bitch, grab a helmet. 
> The rest of us out in the real world have to deal with [l]users like 
> this and keep our networks clean for the rest of the planet - 
> you're no 
> different... you just have a harder job that I certainly don't envy. 
> Perhaps instituting a "three strikes" policy for students .. 
> the first 
> infection gets you a warning .. the second gets you booted off the 
> school's network .. the third (meaning you violated both the 2nd AND 
> 1st) gets you booted from school.  Hrmm.. not a bad idea, I suppose. 
> Anyway .. rant mode is now OFF.]
> 
> Kind-ish Regards,
> -dsp :-)
> [...]
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