[NTLUG:Discuss] Spam is reaching new heights

Greg Edwards greg at nas-inet.com
Thu Feb 6 07:12:53 CST 2003


Chris J Albertson wrote:
> Whenever control is shifted from the user to the application included in an
> email, it's not only and annoying privacy issue, but it's a very serious
> security problem. Someone will reverse engineer the program and use it's
> triggers to cause M$ Outlook to run a virus installer. Bad news.
> All the more reason to stay with open source products so the community can
> remove these "gems."
> 
> By the way, where did the quote below come from? Is it real, or some made up
> thing like the postal service charging for emails?
> 
> 

This was a SPAM email that showed up in my box last week.  I did not 
followup the SPAM and check their site.  Once I quoted the message to 
the group I deleted it.

-- 
Greg Edwards
New Age Software, Inc.
http://www.nas-inet.com




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