How so Keith?
Can you elaborate what exactly they are not "adhering" to?
What if the attachment was uuencoded instead?
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Hector Santos, Santronics Software, Inc.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Moore" <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
To: "Hector Santos" <winserver(_dot_)support(_at_)winserver(_dot_)com>
Cc: "Keith Moore" <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>;
<ietf-smtp(_at_)imc(_dot_)org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: MyDoom, Sorbig - Actions taken?
It not just about the user.
no, it's the "mail reader" _software_ (the mail user agent) failing to
adhere to the MIME spec that allows these viruses to propagate so well.