Re: GNU Hacked - another observation

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Old 08-21-2003
Tim Haynes
 
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nobody@tex.kom (Kevin) writes:

> I recently tried to sign up for the GNU pth-users mailing list. I'm
> getting "please confirm" emails back from them, albeit quite slowly. More
> alarming is that I'm now getting spam from majordomos at other sites.
> Maybe this is a coincidence, but it could also be part of the hack.
> Anyone else see this with a GNU mailing list?


<http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100561>

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Old 08-23-2003
Michael Erskine
 
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Default Re: GNU Hacked - another observation

Tim Haynes <usenet-20030821@stirfried.vegetable.org.uk> wrote in message news:<86wud6ybjm.fsf@potato.vegetable.org.uk>...
> nobody@tex.kom (Kevin) writes:
>
> > I recently tried to sign up for the GNU pth-users mailing list. I'm
> > getting "please confirm" emails back from them, albeit quite slowly. More
> > alarming is that I'm now getting spam from majordomos at other sites.
> > Maybe this is a coincidence, but it could also be part of the hack.
> > Anyone else see this with a GNU mailing list?

>
> <http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100561>
>
> ~Tim


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