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Re: Getting rid of worms and viruses



In linux.debian.user,
Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote:
>  
>  Well, once spamassassin learns the viruses, it'll detect it as spam.
>  This is extremely desirable: It gives you the opportunity to go romp
>  through headers and report them to the originating ISPs.
>  Idiot-hostile ISPs like NTL, dsl-only, and xprt.net (rightfully)
>  terminate customer contracts for such activity.
  
And you verify the originating ISP how?  Virus's have a slight tendency
to forge headers.  I've got spam from my address - I didn't send it, I
don't think this virus has sent me anything as addressed to me from me,
but I still wouldn't count on the headers being authentic.

Michael C.
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