full-disclosure - SoBig.F strange problem

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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Schmehl, Paul L)
Subject: SoBig.F strange problem

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Clowater [mailto:steve@...vesworld.hopto.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 9:26 AM
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] SoBig.F strange problem
> 
> I started getting 1000-2000 an hour yesterday, I just went to 
> all the border routers and put a filter on 25 to drop those 
> connections and send a notice to the From feild of the smtp 
> query, and a QUIT to the mailserver it was connecting to.
> 
Gee, thanks Steve.  In addition to all the stupid virus gateways we have
to contend with your mail too.  It's nice that you're so skilled, but
did you ever stop to think that you're sending mail to the wrong person?

Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/