Re: Can one stop attachments to prevent DOS attack?

gerryt_at_gtconnect.net
Date: 09/26/03

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    Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 16:35:58 GMT

    In article <c99d2c79.0309260509.460f2193@posting.google.com>,
            see_my_signature_for_my_real_address@hotmail.com (Dr. David Kirkby) writes:
    > "Dr. David Kirkby" <see-my-signiture-for-email-address@nowhere.com> wrote in message news:<3F6E6096.73106623@nowhere.com>...
    >> Hi,
    >> I'm running a Sun Ultra 80 with Solaris 9. I only has a slow internet
    >> connection (56 k), as there is no economic way to obtain a faster one in
    >> this rural location.
    >>
    >> For the last few days I have noticed the LED on the modem which lights
    >> during downloads, is on nearly all the time. Now I'm getting emails from
    >> my ISP saying my mailbox is nearly full.
    >>
    >> I've now traced the problem. I'm getting sent the blinking Microsoft
    >> Security Update patches on average about every 4 minutes.
    >
    > Does anyone have a clue when (if) this frigging thing is likely to
    > stop ?

    When it does something will take its place.... maybe even worse.
     
    > Despite the fact I've posted to nesgroups with this email address for
    > only a few days, the hotmail account is already overfull, so messages
    > are bouncing.

    WadeA minute - You hate M$ almost as much as I do but you have a hotmail
    account?? I already suggested using netscape.net. Admittedly the 5 MB
    limit and 2 MB attachment limit might be unacceptable..

    > Hopefully if enough messages get bounced from
    > everywhere, the ISP's like NTL who are happpy to forward on the
    > viruses will wake up and realise it's not in their interest to do
    > nothing.

    Aparently they dont care or havent the infrastructure/expertise to
    do anything about it.

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