Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 14:08:23 04/28/04
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On April 28, 2004 at 14:11:39, Christophe Theron wrote: >So you claim that ANY worm will stop spreading because you have inserted a >non-standard email address in the address book? That is not what I said. I said in most cases it holds true, but there are exceptions to every rule. >You could mention the 0000 trick just for info, just for fun. The fact that you >actually use it and rely on it to stop virii is extremely frightening. Why is it frightening to contain a virus instead of letting it spread? You can have the best firewall, the best anti-virus in the world, and STILL get infected. That is the frightening part. >At least I want other unsuspecting readers to know that it's very bad IT >security practice and that your advice should not be followed. It's dangerous. >Now you do what you want with your customers/clients of course... It is a bad practice because you say it is? How does that make sense? I use it in real world applications and situations and it works. Plain and simple. Detection and containment is _exactly_ what an Anti-Virus program does. So is using them and telling people to use them bad advice as well? Where does your definition of bad advice start and stop? Peter
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