[plug] Microsoft introduces the AutoSubscribe.B feature to Outlook users

[Chris Caston]

Hello,

Is it okay to discuss Microsoft software on the main list or should
offtopic be used?

regards,

Chris

On Fri, 2003-06-06 at 14:19, Leon Brooks wrote:
> Apparently via its trait of replying to inbound mail, BugBear.B has 
> begun gratuitously subscribing people to mailing lists. The scenario 
> works like this:
> 
> UserA mails UserB and CC's the list.
> 
> UserB gets BugBear.B, which sends out random mails - including to the 
> list.
> 
> The list responds by asking them to subscribe, here, use this key.
> 
> BugBear.B replies to the subscription confirmation, quoting the first 
> 200 bytes of it - and the confirmation code.
> 
> UserB is now on list (which in one case throws between 50 and 200 emails 
> a day).
> 
> And you thought TFPC (Clippy) was bad!
> 
> Cheers; Leon
> 
>