Re: [Nolug] Strange messages returned

From: Scott Harney <scotth_at_scottharney.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Sep 2003 11:03:51 -0500
Message-ID: <87ekyxdfko.fsf@zenarcade.local.lan>

<jdtiede@bellsouth.net> writes:

> I had two notices yesterday that messages had been refused because
> recipients' quotas were exceeded. Problem is, I didn't send them in
> the first place. I later realized it sounds like some of the worms

The worms go through a victim's address book and randomly assign
addresses to the From header entry in the mails that the virus sends
out. So bounces go to random parties. So no worries for you.

> currently going around, but how could they get into a Linux system
> that is set to refuse incoming calls?

This just sounds funny to me. :)

-- 
Scott Harney<scotth@scottharney.com>
"...and one script to rule them all."
gpg key fingerprint=7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5
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