Re: Worm and Virus attack

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From: Active8
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 22:02

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In article <3f4939c.0309190951.5ee61d08@posting.google.com>, 
amcintosh@stmarytx.edu says...
> I have received almost 700 copies of worm or virus mail to this
> account in the past 24 hours.
> 
> This has been the GIBE virus, the new "returned mail" item.
> 
> Anyone else?
> 
you'd think that third world, outsourced, jerk at earthlink live chat 
support could take the fact that these executables are sent under a 
bogus MIME type to someone who could incorporate that into the filter. 
no, just pawn it off on MS and do nothing. anyone know what MIME type an 
exe or scr *should* be sent with? i can't remember.

mike

out goes the hurricane, in comes the flood. what timing.

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