Re: Today's neo-nazi spam

Re: Today's neo-nazi spam

[Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes]

On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 05:57:06PM -0500, Ren? Berber wrote:
> Corinna Vinschen wrote:
> > Just FYI,
> > 
> > these latest postings (which are 99% already filtered by the spam detection
> > software on sourceware.org!) are the result of the most recent version of
> > the Sober worm, Sober.P.  Sober.P's only job was apparently to download the
> > next generation, Sober.Q into the infected PCs.  Sober.Q contains all this
> > neo-nazi mud which it sent today out into the world.  All "From:" addresses
> > in these postings are forged by the worm.  A German computer magazine, c't,
> > assumes that the date is well planned to affect results of regional elections.
> > For more information see http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/59562
> > (in german).
> > 
> > There's no reason to discuss anything related to this stuff, at least
> > not in this group.  Just get over it.
> 
> Thanks for the info.
> 
> I hope it this spamming stops soon... and that everybosy on this list don't
> reply to the spam, just makes things worse.

Yup yup, whatever we do, let's not generate extra traffic talking about this.

Re: Today's neo-nazi spam

[Christopher Faylor]

On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 04:23:56PM -0700, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 05:57:06PM -0500, Ren? Berber wrote:
>>Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>Just FYI,
>>>
>>>these latest postings (which are 99% already filtered by the spam
>>>detection software on sourceware.org!) are the result of the most
>>>recent version of the Sober worm, Sober.P.  Sober.P's only job was
>>>apparently to download the next generation, Sober.Q into the infected
>>>PCs.  Sober.Q contains all this neo-nazi mud which it sent today out
>>>into the world.  All "From:" addresses in these postings are forged by
>>>the worm.  A German computer magazine, c't, assumes that the date is
>>>well planned to affect results of regional elections.  For more
>>>information see http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/59562 (in
>>>german).
>>>
>>>There's no reason to discuss anything related to this stuff, at least
>>>not in this group.  Just get over it.
>>
>>Thanks for the info.
>>
>>I hope it this spamming stops soon...  and that everybosy on this list
>>don't reply to the spam, just makes things worse.
>
>Yup yup, whatever we do, let's not generate extra traffic talking about
>this.

Definitely not.  Talking about the spam is exactly the wrong thing to do.

I sure hope it stops soon.

cgf

Re: Today's neo-nazi spam

[Christopher Faylor]

On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 10:16:05PM -0400, Christopher Faylor wrote:
>On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 04:23:56PM -0700, Yitzchak Scott-Thoennes wrote:
>>On Sun, May 15, 2005 at 05:57:06PM -0500, Ren? Berber wrote:
>>>Corinna Vinschen wrote:
>>>>Just FYI,
>>>>
>>>>these latest postings (which are 99% already filtered by the spam
>>>>detection software on sourceware.org!) are the result of the most
>>>>recent version of the Sober worm, Sober.P.  Sober.P's only job was
>>>>apparently to download the next generation, Sober.Q into the infected
>>>>PCs.  Sober.Q contains all this neo-nazi mud which it sent today out
>>>>into the world.  All "From:" addresses in these postings are forged by
>>>>the worm.  A German computer magazine, c't, assumes that the date is
>>>>well planned to affect results of regional elections.  For more
>>>>information see http://www.heise.de/newsticker/meldung/59562 (in
>>>>german).
>>>>
>>>>There's no reason to discuss anything related to this stuff, at least
>>>>not in this group.  Just get over it.
>>>
>>>Thanks for the info.
>>>
>>>I hope it this spamming stops soon...  and that everybosy on this list
>>>don't reply to the spam, just makes things worse.
>>
>>Yup yup, whatever we do, let's not generate extra traffic talking about
>>this.
>
>Definitely not.  Talking about the spam is exactly the wrong thing to do.
>
>I sure hope it stops soon.

Apparently it isn't stopping.

cgf