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Subject: Re: Disturbing e-mail
From: Andy Howard <achowar @ erenj . com>
Organization: Exxon Computing Services
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 13:11:28 -0600
To: Rabbi Haim Cassorla <rabbi @ www . valuu . net>
Cc: firewalls @ greatcircle . com
References: <01BC1A4D . 384FF760 @ fd . valuu . net>

Rabbi:  I think you will find that this is a spoof (as in parody) of the
"Good Times" and other similar msgs going around.  Not to worry.
.................................
Rabbi Haim Cassorla wrote:
> 
> I received this disturbing piece of email, and was wondering if anyone else on the list has gotten one. I am not worried since I have no personal, private or sensitive info on my server, (or network).
> 
> From:   Rabbi[SMTP:rabbi @
 www .
 valuu .
 net]
> Sent:   Thursday, February 13, 1997 9:38 PM
> To:     rabbi @
 www .
 valuu .
 net
> Subject:        security breached by Naughty Robot
> 
> This message was sent to you by Naughty Robot, an internet spider that
> crawls into your server through a tiny hole is the World Wide Web.
> 
> Naughty Robert exploits a security bug in HTTP and has visited your host
> system to collect personal, private, and sensitive information.
> 
> It has captured your E-mail, and physical addresses, as well as your phone
> and
> credit card numbers. To protect yourself against the misuse of this
> information, do
> the following:
> 
>          1.Alert your SysOp
>          2.Contact your local police
>          3.Disconnect your telephone, and
>          4. Report your credit cards as lost
> 
> ACT AT ONCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Remember:  only YOU can prevent DATA
> fires.
> 
> This has been a public service announcement from the makers of Naughty
> Robert --
> Car Jacking its way  onto the Super-Highway.

-- 
Andy Howard   713-656-4396
achowar @
 erenj .
 com
"Think hard!  Think Fast!  Think Often!  But Think!"
The contents of this note are my opinion and should
be treated only as that.


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