[SpamCop-List] Re: Bogus MyDoom infection notice(?) <-- See .spam

[Mike Easter]

Todd Prouty wrote:
> Hmm, I assume she posted it here somewhere? Do you remember the
> thread? I'm not finding it...

I'm not finding it either, but here's my response to it from my Sent
folder:

From: "Mike Easter"
Newsgroups: spamcop
References: <snip all but one>
<Xns94806B82A8EA7homesitehelp at 216.154.195.61>
Subject: Re: One success (was Re: RFC ignorant?)
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2004 03:10:24 -0800

Marjolein Katsma wrote:
> And I'm glad to report at least one success - sent my (not all that
> nasty) nasty-gram to an "iffy" postmaster addy (guessed, and it
> bounced) a more likely postmaster addy (didn't bounce) and registrant
> addy (didn't bounce).
>
> I just got this back:
>
> ~~~~~
> Subject: Re: VIRUS (Worm.SCO.A) IN YOUR MAIL
>
> On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 11:09:27PM +0100, Marjolein Katsma wrote:
>>
>> Your anti-virus application should know better than to send pointless
>> notices to people who DID NOT send a virus. It is misconfigured or
>> misprogrammed. Viruses fake the From: header - the From: header NEVER
>> indicates where a message came from.
>>
>
> You couldn't be right more. Sorry.
>
> I've given our system admin a good beating and I'm sure he'll fix it
> today.
>
> Auch, now why does my back hurt so much?
>
> ---
>  Peter...
> ~~~~~
>
> Now that's what I like to hear! :)

Dyne - O - Mite!  Good dog.  That wasn't a nastygram at all.  It was a
nice/cute little informative 'note' that got the right kind of
attention.

--
Mike Easter


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Mike Easter