Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message

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2002


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 44088
interpreted = N
texte = Seems Messenger Service spam is becoming an issue http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3374542,00.htmlThat was the cause of my popup screen earlierOnly affects XP/2K/NT os's The way to prevent is to turn off the messenger service or block all access to port 139.sheesh Do people even buy from places that spam so diabolically?? I know I wouldn'tat least all is safe . . . . At 07:23 PM 10/14/02, you wrote: >During the span of about 30 minutes, from 5:45 to 6:15 pm Chicago time . . . >some of the NT servers I have here received a Messenger Service message >as follows: > >======================================== > >Message from PC64 to some of my ipaddresses on 10/14/02 > >Love must kiss the mortal's eyes >Who hopes to see fair Arcady >No gold can buy you entrance there; >But beggared Love may go all bare >No wisdom won with weariness; >But Love goes in with Folly's dress >No fame that wit could ever win; >But only Love may lead Love in. > >Henry Cuyler Bunner (1855-1896) > >Provided by http://www.ALLprice.info > >OK > >========================================= > > >The PC's running all flavors of Windows other than NT did not receive this >message. >I haven't found any unscrupulous behaviour taking place on any of the >servers where this message appeared. Can't seem to find anything on any >security boards either. > >Has anyone else with NT servers had this happen to them?? > >www.Allprice.info is a real website, and the phone number in the domain >whois goes unanswered, but its nearly 5:30pm in CA so they may all have >gone home by now. > >I'm a little spooked that this only happened to NT servers so far, even >those that have all web services disables, all shares disabled, etc. > >All patches are all up to date and nothing else is weird. > >Someone out there targeting NT servers with a messenger service message >spam like the icq types?? > >hmmmmmmmmm > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (John Peacock 2002)
  2. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Michael Davis 2002)
  3. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Alain Russell 2002)
  4. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Glenn Busbin 2002)
  5. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Bob Minor 2002)
  6. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Charles Kline 2002)
  7. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Andrew Simpson 2002)
  8. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Charles Kline 2002)
  9. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Andrew Simpson 2002)
  10. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Andrew Simpson 2002)
  11. Re: OT Weird Messenger Service message (Lester Emo 2002)
  12. OT Weird Messenger Service message (Lester Emo 2002)
Seems Messenger Service spam is becoming an issue http://www.techtv.com/screensavers/answerstips/story/0,24330,3374542,00.htmlThat was the cause of my popup screen earlierOnly affects XP/2K/NT os's The way to prevent is to turn off the messenger service or block all access to port 139.sheesh Do people even buy from places that spam so diabolically?? I know I wouldn'tat least all is safe . . . . At 07:23 PM 10/14/02, you wrote: >During the span of about 30 minutes, from 5:45 to 6:15 pm Chicago time . . . >some of the NT servers I have here received a Messenger Service message >as follows: > >======================================== > >Message from PC64 to some of my ipaddresses on 10/14/02 > >Love must kiss the mortal's eyes >Who hopes to see fair Arcady >No gold can buy you entrance there; >But beggared Love may go all bare >No wisdom won with weariness; >But Love goes in with Folly's dress >No fame that wit could ever win; >But only Love may lead Love in. > >Henry Cuyler Bunner (1855-1896) > >Provided by http://www.ALLprice.info > >OK > >========================================= > > >The PC's running all flavors of Windows other than NT did not receive this >message. >I haven't found any unscrupulous behaviour taking place on any of the >servers where this message appeared. Can't seem to find anything on any >security boards either. > >Has anyone else with NT servers had this happen to them?? > >www.Allprice.info is a real website, and the phone number in the domain >whois goes unanswered, but its nearly 5:30pm in CA so they may all have >gone home by now. > >I'm a little spooked that this only happened to NT servers so far, even >those that have all web services disables, all shares disabled, etc. > >All patches are all up to date and nothing else is weird. > >Someone out there targeting NT servers with a messenger service message >spam like the icq types?? > >hmmmmmmmmm > > >------------------------------------------------------------- >This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . >To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > >Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ Lester Emo

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