[Gllug] Formmail attempt

[Tim Gray]

I've been getting similar scans from an AT&T account sending mail to
'Lockout1971 at aol.com'. I've sent the usual messages to abuse@$ISP but
the scans haven't stopped.

Tim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gllug-admin at linux.co.uk 
> [mailto:gllug-admin at linux.co.uk] On Behalf Of Rev Simon Rumble
> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2002 2:12 PM
> To: gllug at linux.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Gllug] Formmail attempt
> 
> 
> On Thu 21 Nov, rich at annexia.org bloviated thus:
> > So I have this in my logs:
> > 
> > 2002/11/21 12:09:06 4.65.196.108:3118 "GET 
> > 
> /cgi-bin/Formmail.pl?email=f2%40aol%2Ecom&subject=www%2Eannexia%2Eorg%
> > 
> 2Fcgi%2Dbin%2FFormmail%2Epl&recipient=sendipxx1%40yahoo%2Ecom&
> msg=w00t 
> > HTTP/1.1" 404 0 "-" "Gozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; 
> windows 2000)"
> > 
> > What would be the consequences of sending the formulated 
> message back 
> > to sendipxx1 at yahoo.com?
> 
> Actually I've been thinking about this.  This is a clear 
> attempt to gain unauthorised access to your computer system, 
> with the possibility of a tracable perpetrator.  Perhaps you 
> should report this crime to the relevant authorities?
> 
> A quick search on google shows you're not the only person 
> receiving these scans.  lottery.merseyworld.com got 1025!
> 
> -- 
> Rev Simon Rumble <simon at rumble.net>
> www.rumble.net
> Send email with subject "send key pub" for public key.
> 
>  "The problem with political jokes is they get elected."
> - Henry Cate
> 



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