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From: toddtowles at brookshires.com (Todd Towles)
Subject: Mailing lists and unsolicited/malicious spam 

Well, you know...most normal users don't know what a exploit is, they
would never know what FD is..lol

But you are right..I was going easy on the n00bs. ;) 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu [mailto:Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu] 
> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 2:14 PM
> To: Todd Towles
> Cc: n3td3v; full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Mailing lists and 
> unsolicited/malicious spam 
> 
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:13:47 CST, Todd Towles said:
> 
> > Number 1, I highly doubt than a spam message would be very 
> effective 
> > using the FD list of address only. Number 2, this list is full of 
> > security professional (white, black and grey) and I would 
> guess that 
> > most of the core users you see on here would not just run a 
> attachment 
> > or be fooled by the double extensions trick. Given there 
> most likely 
> > are "normal internet users" on this list but I would guess 
> that number 
> > is pretty low.
> 
> Might want to re-think that number 2, based on how many 
> people complain about viruses and malware posted to the list....
> 
> :)
>