full-disclosure - Spam Solution

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Message-ID: <20040619074220.450C134938@smtp1.ec.auckland.ac.nz>
From: Bojan.Zdrnja at LSS.hr (Bojan Zdrnja)
Subject: Spam Solution

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com 
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf Of 
> Larry Seltzer
> Sent: Friday, 18 June 2004 11:31 p.m.
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: RE: [Full-Disclosure] Spam Solution
> 
> >>Spammers already have and use the technology to circumvent 
> all this, so they don't
> even need to invent new tricks.
> 
> SMTP AUTH cracking and using the ISP account? Not that it 
> can't and won't be done, but
> I'm aware of no actual examples. Could you cite one please?


Well, spammers are trying to crack accounts through SMTP AUTH for quite a
long time - this was mentioned in news more than once.

Check following threads:

>From Incidents mailinsg list:
http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?t=106615376000003&r=1&w=2

>From NANOG:
http://www.merit.edu/mail.archives/nanog/2003-10/msg00569.html


Bojan Zdrnja
CISSP