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<font size=3>On possible cause in an exploit in a very popular form
processing CGI-Script called FormMail. Any Web server using a version
older then 1.9 is open for SPAMmers to use the server via the processing
script. It's been going on for a couple of months, but more servers are
now getting hit since the word has spread. The easiest fix is either to
remove the program or simply update it:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/formmail.shtml" eudora="autourl">http://www.worldwidemart.com/scripts/formmail.shtml</a><br><br>
Later...<br><br>
Alan<br><br>
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At 12:01 PM 1/5/2002 -0500, you wrote:<br><br>
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Message: 2<br>
Date: Fri, 04 Jan 2002 22:02:53 -0600<br>
From: Laura Gurak <gurakl@umn.edu><br>
To: AIR List <air-l@aoir.org><br>
Subject: [Air-l] increase in spam...<br>
Reply-To: air-l@aoir.org<br><br>
Has anyone else noticed a sudden increase in the amount of porn-type
spam<br>
they are getting? At least six people, including one journalist, have
been<br>
asking me what's up. I've heard from both academics and folks in the
private<br>
sector, and all seem to indicate a sudden (past 5-7 days) rise in
this<br>
stuff. I personally have noticed it as well. Anyone know what's going
on?<br>
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