In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Anthony V.
Vitale" writes:
> Something very strange is going on. I just received a notification from
> my
> e-mail gateway that it intercepted a virus-infected e-mail (containing the
> PrettyPark.Worm virus) that was sent to me from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>
> Luckily enough, my e-mail gateway scans for viruses and disinfects whene
> ver
> possible. SO, I didn't get the e-mail and it didn't do anything bad to my
> computer.
>
> However, upon further examination of the quarantined e-mail, I could see
> that it originally came from "Brendan Choi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>.
>
> Therefore, I would like to know if this list is a closed? That is, in
> order to post a message to the list, do you first need to subscribe? If so,
> then I think that Mr. Choi should be immediately removed.
Why should he be removed? Because you think he deliberately sent a worm?
PrettyPark *is* a worm; it spreads by itself, by generating email messages.
See http://vil.nai.com/vil/wm98500.asp for details.
--Steve Bellovin
