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Re: Take a look at security update for Microsoft Internet Explorer



In rec.games.computer.stars Brent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
: OrionCA wrote:
: 
:>I haven't stuck my head out of my filters recently to look but  the
:> flood hasn't slowed down.  In the past half hour they've deleted 289
:> emails, most of those probably these viruses.  About 5-10 have
:> 'leaked" through so that works out to roughly 600 per hour.  If
:> everyone is getting hammered like this then the mail system should be
:> on the virge of collapse.
: 
: I'm using the web mail tool to delete them a few times a day.  I'm 
: getting about 250 per day.

I've finally installed a procmail filter which seems to help a lot.

This seems to be the most effective virus so far. Previous viruses
only realy effected people who didn't know how to use mail properly,
but with this one, the sheer volume of mail itself is the most annoying
thing.


mcv.



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