[Freeciv-Dev] Asunto: Re: (PR#5448) SPAM! in RT!

["Lobo Gris" <molv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if this is true, but I heared that the virus of our nightmares
(Sovig.F) auto expires on september 11.

>-- Mensaje original --
>Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2003 06:29:22 -0700
>Reply-To: rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#5448) SPAM! in RT!
>From: "Daniel L Speyer" <dspeyer@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: jdwheeler42@xxxxxxxxx
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>John Wheeler wrote:
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>>Tickets with the subject "Your Details", "Thank you!", "Re: Your
>>application", and "Re: That Movie" all appear to be some kind of virus
>>or spam attack, with an attached .pif file.  In addition to killing
>>them, I suggest something be done to stop them.  The only thing I can
>>think of is only allowing people registered in the RT system (including
>>rt-guest) to create tickets.  Humans would still be able to add them
>>through logging in to the web site as guest.
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>Might I propose the simple solution that we block all .pif attachments?

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>Maybe all exe, com, bat, scr, and vbs too while we're at it.  I can't
>think of any conceivable use for any of them (unlike png and diff, which
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>are vital)
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>OTOH, are you *sure* that they're coming through RT?  Remember that this
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>virus forges its "from" line.
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>--Daniel Speyer
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