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SubjectRe: [OT] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM
Wakko Warner wrote:
>>First, apologies to all since this is technically offtopic, but there
>>does seem to be enough interest in this subject that I'll provide a
>>short answer here.
>
>
> Hate to keep it going, but...
>
>
>>The problem with the W32.Swen.A@mm worm/virus became severe enough that
>>my home account on 56k dialup was almost unusable. I've been getting
>>hundreds of these large emails per day for the past several days, and
>>the problem seems to be getting worse, not better.
>
>
> I'm running my own mailserver and it's hard not to accept it. I have
> basically done checks in the from and to headers. If it appears as a virus,
> i lockout the smtp sender. It's not permenant. When the virus stops, i
> unblock every one.
>

Why not block mail with attachments which end in .pif or .exe? Who needs
that?

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