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Re: malware


Greetings, Corinna Vinschen!

> On Jun  9 18:02, Marco Atzeri wrote:
>> On 09/06/2016 17:52, Jack Adrian Zappa wrote:
>> > Are you referring to the 83.dotm file?  Looks highly suspicious.  o.O
>> > 
>> 
>> It is clearly spam or worse.
>> 
>> But some of them will always pass whatever filter the cygwin mail
>> server is implementing.
>> Some of them are reaching any mailbox also company's one.

> I can only agree with Marco.  Sourceware is running an agressive spam
> assassin and what not which gets constantly upgraded and fed with known
> spam regulary to hone the filters.  However, there's *no* way it will
> always catch all spam or virus or worm.  If so, it would probably also
> catch lots of legit mails.

It already does the latter regularly. :(
I.e. I don't see at least one of my latest mails to the list. But I do see a
reply to it, presumable sent in reply to a CC'd copy because addressee not
being properly subscribed to the list.


-- 
With best regards,
Andrey Repin
Friday, June 10, 2016 04:04:53

Sorry for my terrible english...


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