On Tuesday, May 06, 2003 12:30 PM, J C Lawrence [SMTP:claw(_at_)kanga(_dot_)nu]
wrote:
On Tue, 6 May 2003 11:42:47 -0400
Damian Gerow <damian(_at_)sentex(_dot_)net> wrote:
So all that really happens is that things like open relays and open
proxies become less and less valuable, and anonymous remailers become
infinitely more popular. However, they are no more /valuable/ than
they are right now -- the provide the same service, they do the same
thing.
We currently have compromised Windows systems being used as spam
origination points. Are we next going to see such zombie systems used
as anonymous remailers? Or are they more likely to use the compromised
system to extract appropriate mailing credentials to tack onto spam
(creds which for instance satisfy RMX etc)?
How would such an attack work? Although you present an interesting issue re:
security and 'zombie' eMail how would RMX break (if that is your implication)
in the proposed scenario. What credentials other than domain name and IP
address would satisfy an RMX query if stolen? In any event the 'zombie' (or
maybe zonebie is better :) would be a security concern first and a spam
origination concerns second IMHO.
-e
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