Luckily I am located in the same country as this particular list. It seems to get better though. I do agree that to work better the list needs more input both locally and around the world.
wim=20 > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Goesta Smekal > Verzonden: vrijdag 11 juni 2004 9:25 > Aan: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Onderwerp: [xmail] Re: virus database >=20 > On [Mon, 07.06. 08:05], alex wrote: > >=20 > > On Jun 7, 2004, at 12:24 AM, Wim Verveen wrote: > >=20 > > > I am actually trying this out. It doesn't catch a lot until now.=20 > > > Maybe the database needs to grow or more 'points of=20 > measurement' are needed? > > > > > I think they need more points of measurement, the database doesnt=20 > > really grow because they are only scanning mails on their own=20 > > mailserver, and they drop ip's after 24h. > >=20 > The main problem of a central database on infected hosts is,=20 > that today's malware has a strong local spreading character. >=20 > let me put it another way to become clear: as far as I can=20 > tell about 95% of virus senders come from the same TLD (in=20 > our case .at). This is a consequence of the way e-Mail=20 > addresses are collected. >=20 > So such a Blacklist automatically gets a strong local bias an=20 > can never possibly contain a reasonable amount of worldwide=20 > scum hosts. Except someone puts up a central DB fed by people=20 > all 'round the Net. >=20 > Goesta >=20 > -- > Wiener Hilfswerk - EDV > 1072 Wien, Schottenfeldgasse 29 > Tel: 512 36 61 DW 407 / Fax 512 36 61 33 >=20 > -- Attached file included as plaintext by Ecartis -- >=20 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) >=20 > iQEVAwUBQMlePuEKFiIqAG4fAQL9KQgAqJO3+8vLwiBiD7rS53xEB1JUlXL274Uz > jfTkMil8nYJ76HRdEpVR/m0tkXCiD/8/cz1gmgdIb3GpOeaT8Ltm5hPpD22mKags > h/bDEDs0pi9flk60bOGdpDc4qyv9yq1Ada/AZmD1/yCwHFoVlOgI2114ypOu6gQj > CADKCJsYwZA6rcdFQqhJ0c/AYC32JnBaR5F4rDimJsnwIq47ussGUlVQAJ0KsMVx > 7bChcTeiG9buziBr7oiwkGQCe70L4/R4uzJxXApNmw1DkgOKxJp+db8+++6Zinq0 > HnGVMCmP+yXGYSs40DbM3cbym8reVsMUlDf+iyyy3oNMDs6BrZyqlg=3D=3D > =3D90It > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >=20 >=20 > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe=20 > xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a=20 > message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe xmail" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For general help: send the line "help" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
