[NMLUG] Re: "Mail Delivery System"

[sbrowne at ix.netcom.com (Steve Browne)]

On Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:28:00 +0000, you wrote:

>MyDoom and various Mimail variants forge mail headers - so it can (and 
>does) make it's payload appear to come from anywhere it likes.  Most 
>modern mail/av solutions (such as Amavis+Postfix+Clamav) have 
>configuration paramters telling them which viruses do this - because 
>it's a total waste of time to send warnings to a forged Reply To: or 
>other usually useful header.

The question is, how did it get on the nmlug list? As I recall, one
has to subscribe and have the subscription confirmed by return email
before posts are accepted.

Steve
Stephen B. Browne
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