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Old 12-10-2003, 12:06 AM   #1
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A good motivation to secure your box


You may remember yesterday I made a posting stating that compromised Linux boxes are used to send massive quantities of spam, well here's the proof.

http://www.securityfocus.com/guest/24043

This is why you should always do the most you can to secure you boxes, to prevent the uncontrollable spread of spam.
 
Old 12-10-2003, 02:01 AM   #2
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They should reserve special forms of cruel and inhuman punishment like "The Rack" for people who write spam tools like that.
 
  


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