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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:43:04 -0500, James Sumners
<james.sumners at gmail.com> wrote:
> I fail to see how that email could have come from that machine. I do
> believe that it was on at that time last weekend; it is an odd
> coincidence how that email was sent during one of the only two times I
> have been able to turn that machine on in three weeks. However, I
> believe I was running a regular virus scan at the time. Plus, there is
> no way that machine could get anyone's email address from ale since I
> don't store any information on it other than game information. Also,
> the, what seems to be, originating HELO did not come from any IP
> address I have ever used.
> 
> But, even if by some miracle it did come from my machine, it is still
> a good example of why the list doesn't need to either A) accept
> attachments or B) let virus attachments through.
> 
> 
> On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 01:06:11 -0500, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 23:17 -0500, James Sumners wrote:
> > > Well, let's see how many ways that assertion is incorrect.
> >
> > :-) I didn't say that you knowingly or intentionally were spreading a
> > virus.  All I did was point out that you posted some interesting emails
> > showing you sending a virus infected email that Qmail had trouble
> > delivering to other more virus sensitive servers.  :-)  <-- Notice the
> > happy face.
> >
> > >
> > > 1) The machine that I am typing this email on is running Debian/Sid.
> > > 2) My laptop runs Debian/Sid.
> > > 3) My XP box, that is only on when I play World of Warcraft or UT2k4,
> > > doesn't even have an email client installed on it.
> >
> > Bingo?  Were you playing either game around "Sat, 12 Feb 2005 12:38:03
> > +0530"?  Was your XP box online during that time?
> >
> > Google seems to show that at least some people are suspicious of virus
> > laden copies of both of those games.
> >
> > Again, I am not accusing you of knowingly or intentionally distributing
> > a virus.  However you did provide at least some interesting content in
> > the email you posted earlier.
> >
> > -Jim P.
> 
> --
> James Sumners
&gt; <a  rel="nofollow" href="http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/";>http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/</a>
&gt; 
&gt; &quot;All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
&gt; pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
&gt; is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
&gt; drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.&quot;
&gt; 
&gt; Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
&gt; CH:D 59
&gt; 


-- 
James Sumners
<a  rel="nofollow" href="http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/";>http://james.roomfullofmirrors.com/</a>

&quot;All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts
pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it
is magnetic to the corruptible. Such people have a tendency to become
drunk on violence, a condition to which they are quickly addicted.&quot;

Missionaria Protectiva, Text QIV (decto)
CH:D 59


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