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Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you....
From: Jeff Kell <jeff-kell () utc edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 18:17:35 -0500
Andrew Haninger wrote:
On 12/24/05, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000750Can you (or someone else) let the rest of us in on the history behind that image/text? Where/when is it from?
It was a Rexx exec that ran rampant in BITNET (and other IBM-based networks). It did the equivalent of sending itself to everyone in the recipient's address books (filename $NAMES). The screenshot is what the result looked like on your terminal (or TN3270 session) while it was mailing itself to everyone in the background. Jeff _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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- Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Fergie (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Andrew Haninger (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Andrew Haninger (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Jeff Kell (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Hank Nussbacher (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Nick FitzGerald (Dec 26)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Fergie (Dec 24)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Gregory Hicks (Dec 25)
- Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you.... Andrew Haninger (Dec 24)