[ale] Once again, how about a virus scanner on the mailing list server?

[James Sumners]

Oh, and my name shows up in the list of receipients that rejected the
email. That leads me to believe that Mailman tried to send me the
original virusey email several times, was rejected each time, and
finally Mailman decided to check and see if the email address is
valid. It doesn't lead me to believe that the email originally came
from me.


On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:43:04 -0500, James Sumners
<james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I fail to see how that email could have come from that machine. I do
> believe that it was on at that time last weekend; it is an odd
> coincidence how that email was sent during one of the only two times I
> have been able to turn that machine on in three weeks. However, I
> believe I was running a regular virus scan at the time. Plus, there is
> no way that machine could get anyone's email address from ale since I
> don't store any information on it other than game information. Also,
> the, what seems to be, originating HELO did not come from any IP
> address I have ever used.
> 
> But, even if by some miracle it did come from my machine, it is still
> a good example of why the list doesn't need to either A) accept
> attachments or B) let virus attachments through.
> 
> 
> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:06:11 -0500, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:17 -0500, James Sumners wrote:
> > > Well, let's see how many ways that assertion is incorrect.
> >
> > :-) I didn't say that you knowingly or intentionally were spreading a
> > virus.  All I did was point out that you posted some interesting emails
> > showing you sending a virus infected email that Qmail had trouble
> > delivering to other more virus sensitive servers.  :-)  <-- Notice the
> > happy face.
> >
> > >
> > > 1) The machine that I am typing this email on is running Debian/Sid.
> > > 2) My laptop runs Debian/Sid.
> > > 3) My XP box, that is only on when I play World of Warcraft or UT2k4,
> > > doesn't even have an email client installed on it.
> >
> > Bingo?  Were you playing either game around "Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:38:03
> > +0530"?  Was your XP box online during that time?
> >
> > Google seems to show that at least some people are suspicious of virus
> > laden copies of both of those games.
> >
> > Again, I am not accusing you of knowingly or intentionally distributing
> > a virus.  However you did provide at least some interesting content in
> > the email you posted earlier.
> >
> > -Jim P.
> 
> --
> James Sumners
> http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/
> 
> "All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
> pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
> is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
> drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."
> 
> Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
> CH:D 59
> 


-- 
James Sumners
http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/

"All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted."

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59