No, just the ones that use it. and the subscribers to "free" ISP services that use your computer without telling you how,... "Jay D. Dyson" wrote: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > SourceForge, Apache, and now SETI@Home. > > Has everyone lost their freakin' MINDS here?? > > http://www.msnbc.com/news/580466.asp > > Invaders exploit SETI@home > Mischief-makers harvest e-mail addresses for mass mailing > By Alan Boyle, MSNBC > > > May 30 -- SETI@home, the program that searches through radio data for > signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, was harnessed by a different breed > of alien invaders, the project's leaders said Wednesday. Pranksters tapped > into the multimillion-user database, made off with tens of thousands of > e-mail addresses, then launched a spam attack over Memorial Day weekend. > SETI@home says it has sealed the biggest security gap. > > . . . > > ( ( _______ > )) )) .- "There's always time for a good cup of coffee" -. >====<--. > C|~~|C|~~| (>------ Jay D. Dyson -- jdysonat_private ------<) | = |-' > `--' `--' `---- "Get in. Sit down. Hold on. Shut up." ----' `------' > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: 2.6.2 > Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. > > iQCVAwUBOxcEydCClfiU/BIVAQELgQP9HgIdKmsl24PrAYhMj63V0rWmk78uu2+p > 4wNRjUXZCIaKnKxcNNNMqzHddL+eRlQCXaWLVhSYob0kfWaklNnG2523BszlqyPa > u0NHjUDCjYun7Up5JQ0QUCZ/t+PWDZSrOqGY8zGAeodz0XZ2h7Z1OXtRyqoCfm68 > fXBBq2MQM1g= > =B5XB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com > --- > To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private -- James W. Meritt, CISSP, CISA Booz, Allen & Hamilton phone: (410) 684-6566 ISN is hosted by SecurityFocus.com --- To unsubscribe email isn-unsubscribeat_private
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