RE: [cobalt-users] formmail.pl

[Bob G7 <Bob_G7@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Lucas
> Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 11:52 PM
> To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [cobalt-users] formmail.pl
> 
> 
> At 11:21 PM 4/18/2002, you wrote:
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > [mailto:cobalt-users-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Lucas
> > > Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 10:20 AM
> > > To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Subject: [cobalt-users] formmail.pl
> > >
> > >
> > > Does this log file entry mean someone used my formmail.pl or 
> attempted to
> > > use it?
> > >
> > > 66.19.187.34 - - [12/Apr/2002:11:08:03 -0500] "GET
> > > /cgi-bin/formmail.pl?recipient=piezzaha@xxxxxxx&subject=http://www
> > > .yetiservices.com/cgi-bin/formmail.pl&email=mumu7@xxxxxxxx&=http:/
> >/www.yetiservices.com/cgi-bin/formmail.pl
> > > HTTP/1.1" 404 657 "-" "Microsoft URL Control - 6.00.8862"
> >
> >I have seen this before, I would say yes, someone did, or at 
> least tried to
> >use your formmail, most probably to send spam.
> >
> >I would suggest making sure that your formmail is the most 
> recent version,
> >that or rename formmail.pl to somethingelse.pl and then edit any 
> pages that
> >use formmail to reflect the new name. That's what I had to do 
> before the new
> >version of formmail come out.
> 
> 
> Is formmail on a Raq4 by default?
> I did a locate formmail and got nothing in return.

Formmail.pl is an addon.