Modification of Subject line on SPAM? messages....

Peter Peters P.G.M.Peters at utwente.nl
Mon Mar 22 14:50:36 GMT 2004


On Mon, 22 Mar 2004 09:17:12 -0500, you wrote:

>Would it be possible to put the IP address of the sender in the subject
>line so that a sys admin could quickly scan and see where a virus
>outbreak was starting from ??
>
>For example:
>
>                Subject:  {SPAM?} (ip: 63.245.865.400) Open me now...

Do you put SPAM in the subject when it's a virus?

I check my logs regularly for lines like:
|Mar 22 00:15:44 netlx010 MailScanner[21590]: Infected message i2LNFMx23303 came from 63.245.865.400

That's easier then going through al mailboxes on your site.

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Peter Peters, senior netwerkbeheerder
Dienst Informatietechnologie, Bibliotheek en Educatie (ITBE)
Universiteit Twente,  Postbus 217,  7500 AE  Enschede
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