IMO, you're absolutely right. These days, automated responses are just as bad (for the same reasons) as challenge/response systems. They amplify spam and malware issues by generating outscatter.
None the less, they still happen. _M On Thursday, December 15, 2005, 1:10:31 PM, Kevin wrote: KS> That brings a question up...why do some/many/most postmasters feel that it KS> is so important to notify senders of a virus to a "spoofed" email address? KS> Also, I have yet to see a legitimate email that contained a virus..so why KS> not turn the notification off all together? KS> Just curious... KS> Kevin KS> -----Original Message----- KS> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] KS> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] KS> On Behalf Of Pete McNeil KS> Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2005 11:30 AM KS> To: sniffer@sortmonster.com KS> Subject: [sniffer] Joe Jobs... KS> Hello Sniffer Folks, KS> Please be aware that there are several spam and possibly virus KS> (other malware?) campaigns being transmitted with my madscientist KS> address and possibly other addresses from our company in the From: KS> headers and SMTP envelope. KS> Though this has happened in the past at low levels, I have noted KS> recently a very high level of bounces and warnings returning to me KS> (erroneously) from systems that claim they have received viruses and KS> spam from my address. KS> I suspect that this might have been triggered by recent press KS> activity, - especially a Washington Post article which included my KS> email address without modification. KS> If you receive any of these messages, please treat them as the KS> spam/malware that they are and ignore the source. KS> I have verified that we are not sending any such messages ( KS> unintentionally) from any of our systems. KS> Thanks, KS> _M KS> Pete McNeil (Madscientist) KS> President, MicroNeil Research Corporation Chief SortMonster KS> (www.sortmonster.com) Chief Scientist (www.armresearch.com) KS> This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and KS> (un)subscription instructions go to KS> http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html KS> This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For KS> information and (un)subscription instructions go to KS> http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html This E-Mail came from the Message Sniffer mailing list. For information and (un)subscription instructions go to http://www.sortmonster.com/MessageSniffer/Help/Help.html
