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North American Network Operators Group Date Prev | Date Next | Date Index | Thread Index | Author Index | Historical Re: Clueless anti-virus products/vendors (was Re: Sober)
On Tue, 6 Dec 2005, Douglas Otis wrote: > > Not my problem. I don't need or want, and should not be hammered with, > > virus "warnings" sent to forged addresses -- ever. They are unsolicited (I > > didn't request it, and definitely don't want it), bulk (automated upon > > receipt of viruses by the offending server), e-mail... thus UBE. > > I know of no cases where a malware related DSN would be generated by our > products, That's good. Unfortunately it is not the case for most commercial anti-malware products. > nevertheless, DSNs are not Unsolicited Bulk Email. I don't see how this is relevant to my paragraph above. I was not equating DSNs to UBE -- I specifically mentioned virus "warnings". Whether those warnings are look like DSNs, smell like DSNs, or taste like DSNs is wholly irrelevant; they are still UBE if sent to forged virus sender addresses. -- -- Todd Vierling <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
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