Re: Shock news - NANOG likely to carry less operational content

[William Allen Simpson]

I've received several of these the past month, with valid operational 
subject lines, and all trying to get me to click and run an .exe.
Good thing I read my email on a Mac!

They are using the operational list persons as targets!  Shall the 
operational folks get together and find them?

Alex Bligh wrote:
> 
> I *believe* (really hope) this SPAM impersonating a NANOG poster
> replying to a thread (traceroute doesn't go through pacrim.net).
> 
> Op content:
> 
> If so, be prepared for all sorts of being accused of sending
> all sorts of other exciting messages about lesbians, cookie recipes
> etc. etc.
>...
> Received: from [168.212.244.134] (helo=3Dmail.gxn.net)
>         by brimstone.noc.gxn.net with smtp (Exim 3.02 #3)
>         id 1291Gi-0004Sb-00
>         for amb@gxn.net; Fri, 14 Jan 2000 07:35:36 +0000
>...
> 2.      Lesbians.exe
>
Mine were:

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From: Nora Lavelle <nora@geocast.com>
To: wsimpson@greendragon.com
Subject: Re: ARIN whois

panther.exe

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From: Ivars Upatnieks <ivars@ic.net>
To: wsimpson@greendragon.com
Subject: Re: MCI/Worldcom fiber cut in NY?

baby.exe

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From: CORE <core@denic.de>
To: wsimpson@greendragon.com
Subject: Re: PAB after comments ?

copier.exe

WSimpson@UMich.edu
    Key fingerprint =  17 40 5E 67 15 6F 31 26  DD 0D B9 9B 6A 15 2C 32