mail viruses

[Sean McMahon]

See the archive for info on the mail scanner.  There was a lot of mail posted on
it about a month ago.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "hank" <hank at hanksmith.net>
To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: mail viruses


> where can I get this mail scanner from?
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Speakup List" <m11st at leopard.yi.org>
> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2004 7:37 AM
> Subject: RE: mail viruses
>
>
> > MailScanner 4.28.5 has the problem resolved.
> > Install MailScanner, and let it process your incoming mail and password
> > protected zipfiles that are harmful are blocked from going into your mail
> > queue.
> >
> > Steve Dawes
> > steve at leopard.yi.org
> > solution
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca
> > > [mailto:speakup-bounces at braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Kirk Reiser
> > > Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 11:45 AM
> > > To: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux.
> > > Subject: Re: mail viruses
> > >
> > >
> > > It is a zip bomb which unpacks thousand of files to random directories
> > > on your drive and then sends itself to everyone in your address
> > > books.  I do not know of a solution yet but there probably is one.
> > >
> > > I can't help but pointing out if you were using linux this couldn't
> > > happen to you!
> > >   Kirk
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Kirk Reiser The Computer Braille Facility
> > > e-mail: kirk at braille.uwo.ca University of Western Ontario
> > > phone: (519) 661-3061
> > >
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