Re: Image SPAM Increase?

[Ken Connelly <Ken.Connelly () UNI EDU>]

Gary Flynn wrote:

> Ken Connelly wrote:
>
> > Anything common about these messages that would help me find/identify
> > them?
>
>
> The only thing I've seen so far is that the X-mailer header
> in all of them is Microsoft Outlook Express. Different versions
> though. I wonder if this could be a sign the senders are BOTS.

certainly a possibility.

> Subject, return path, source IP address, image name, image
> file, all vary.
>
> I've attached a sample message and image. Don't know if it will
> go through to the list.

it did, and after seeing it, i can say that we haven't seen anything
similar if at all.

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- Ken
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ITS Network Services                  University of Northern Iowa
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