Filters That Fight Back

Matthias Andree matthias.andree at gmx.de
Thu Sep 4 13:57:04 CEST 2003


"Peter Bishop" <pgb at adelard.com> writes:

> penetrated machine. A bounce to the actual sender might be a useful warning 
> of infestation, but bounces to the forged sender could be very
> puzzling - 

It's deliberate sabotage/libel/whatever.

The scanner KNOWS the virus forges the sender address and still sends
the bounce or warning mail, against better knowledge (is there a real
idiomatic expression for these three words?)

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Matthias Andree

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