re: [cobalt-users] Getting Mail Bombed!

[SteelHead <brk@xxxxxxxx>]

Ok I first sent this message 2 1/2 hours ago.  I am still waiting for it to
show in my mailbox, so I suppose it is stuck in a quqe some place.  i will
be crashing soon, so sorry if i am ont at the irc channel if you make it
there,

Bill
22:03 PDT  July 22, 2001
----- Original Message -----
From: "SteelHead" <brk@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 22, 2001 7:38 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Getting Mail Bombed!


> Snip Big......
> Mr Michael replied to bill saying.....
>
> > >I agree that it appears to be a viral attack.  Is it possible that you
> (or a
> > >user on a list related to <webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>) is using a
> > >windows box, the windows box becoming infected, the infection spreading
> to
> > >your maillist or address book, and then returning to you as all of
these
> > >newly infected machines return the faor, trying to infect you?
> > >
> > >If it originated from your box, clean it now, if it went through a
> maillist
> > >on your cobalt, fet a virus filter for the cobalt.
> >
> >
> > I agree that's a possibility, but I checked and its not on my system at
> all. Now what?
> >
> >
> Let me know what you are running for mail etc.
>
> I am going over to the irc channel.  If you are running linux with a gui,
> you likeley have an irc client already.  If you are reunning windows and
do
> not have an irc client, I suggest XiRCON from http://www.xircon.com
> got to this server, irc.debian.org, set it to port 6667
>  irc.debian.org:6667 ) and once you are connected type /join #cobalt on
the
> dialog line
>
> this will have you at
> irc.dedian.com:6667 #cobalt
>
> Perhaps we can sort it out as a group.
>
> Bill
>
>