I don't know about hackers using out-of-office messages, but here's a snopes article clearing up the use of it by thieves:
http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/reply.htm Courtney Carere Information Systems Rich Products Corporation -----Original Message----- From: Wolf, Glenn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 10, 2003 12:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Inputs appreciated I have heard from more than a couple sources that there are some burglars that use out-of-office replies to target homes, by matching email addresses to street addresses in online directories. Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Rodel Calvario [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 7:13 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Inputs appreciated Hello All, Don't know if this is the right place to post this. Are the out of office messages inviting hackers to attack your corporate network? Is this a risk to your company if employees start using the Out of Office feature? Any comments? Thanks in adavnce. Rodel
