Re: [TCLUG:21000] Shell account e-mail

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

hrm.. .nl.. almost as bad as .no  they must not have very good
TV.. nothing to keep the kids entertained.  seriously, what were the
to: parts of the mail.. would you post a copy of the headers/message.. (or
atleast send it to me)

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, Adam Maloney wrote:

> Has anyone else received an e-mail from someone at upwatch.com asking for
> information about shell accounts?
> 
> I received a few to various domains we host, they looked /really/
> suspicious so I did some investigation.  The netblock is SWIPed to .NL
> (I'd say about 75% of their internet traffic are cracking attempts), the
> whois information from notwork solutions for upwatch.com is in Amsterdam.
> 
> I did a little digging around the URL they gave me (obfuscating the
> obvious parts that might identify me) and couldn't turn up much.
> 
> So has anyone else seen this?
> 
> Adam Maloney
> Systems Administrator
> Sihope Communications
> 
> 
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