Re: Merry CHRISTMA EXEC to you....

[Jeff Kell <jeff-kell () utc edu>]

Andrew Haninger wrote:
> On 12/24/05, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
>   
> >  http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00000750
> >     
> Can 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
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