[Milsurplus] Mail tailspin

Unserviceable but Repairable [email protected]
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 13:03:22 -0400 (EDT)


This military electronics mail haunt was felled in a drive-by killing

If anyone on the list has traffic, please send it now since I've
believe I'm recovered.

Read more in footnote.  But be warned it's only computerese.  No
bargains on JDAM internals, etc.

   Marty


Downed system's an older multi-user rig that was found by rogue i'net robot.
A series of exploits tried.  One worked.  An old sendmail "MTA," not
Charlie's MTA, was crashed & that permitted exposure of 'root privledges.'

Downed system on cable modem & many ISPs just started exchanging lists 
of their "DHCP leased addresses."  A good thing, a good spam-repeller.
This one was in that family & "got cut" from dispatching mail to 
earthlink, etc.  It's time had come anyway.