Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:36:03 -0400 (EDT) | From | Gerhard Mack <> | Subject | Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM |
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Worse than this is the fact that some idiot wrote spam software that tells each RECPIANT that someone tried to send them spam. I saw a cc list hat included half of linux-kernel.
Gerhard
On Tue, 23 Sep 2003, Maciej Soltysiak wrote:
> Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 14:55:57 +0200 (CEST) > From: Maciej Soltysiak <solt@dns.toxicfilms.tv> > To: Russell King <rmk@arm.linux.org.uk> > Cc: Jan Evert van Grootheest <j.grootheest@euronext.nl>, > Mike Galbraith <efault@gmx.de>, > german aracil boned <german@tecnoxarxa.com>, > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Subject: Re: [OFFTOPIC] Re: ATTACK TO MY SYSTEM > > > When there are enough complaints to mail server admins, hopefully the > > philosophy will change. > It is changing. I have been talking to antivirus software people (nod32) > and I suggested that their virus signatures could have information whether > the virus spoofs the sender address or not, and then simply do not send > replies for infected mail. I got a response that they are working on it, > and that other antivirus software developers like dudes from symantec, > sophos, mcaffe, etc... are working on it also. > > So we should have a slightly better solution to that when the software > gets better. > > Also note the disinformative effect of the virus on plain users. > We will have all of these problem until the protocols get seriously > improved. We urgently need a reliable and secure SMTP replacing or > extending protocol, which would aid in tracking down the culprits. > TCP/IP Ideas like icmp traceback messages (it's still an IETF draft) > and other ideas will hopefully help us cut down on spoofing, flooding, > etc, as the detection will improve. Anyway these are my wishes for the > Internet Community. The protocols we are using today (SMTP, IP) are > inadequate due to lacks in their defensive value. > > I also heard that there is work in progress conerning SMTP > replacement/improvement by enhancements. > > Regards, > Maciej > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ >
-- Gerhard Mack
gmack@innerfire.net
<>< As a computer I find your faith in technology amusing.
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