Re: [Hampshire] Round Cude Email

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Author: Dr A. J. Trickett
Date:  
To: Victor Churchill
CC: Hampshire LUG Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Round Cude Email

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gpg: failed to create temporary file '/var/lib/lurker/.#lk0x58371100.hantslug.org.uk.12535': Permission denied
gpg: keyblock resource '/var/lib/lurker/pubring.gpg': Permission denied
gpg: Signature made Sat Jan 10 17:58:07 2009 GMT
gpg: using DSA key 019AD0D8166C4BF0
gpg: Can't check signature: No public key
On Saturday 10 Jan 2009, Victor Churchill wrote:
> 2009/1/10 Dr Adam Trickett <adam.trickett@???>:
> >
> > Obviously one should always keep one's system up to date however this
> > warning is real not a Peter and Wolf scare.
>
> Ah. That would explain these, then:
>
> 0.000249      372   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:09 +0000 GET
> /nonexistenshit HTTP/1.1
> 0.000099      376   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:11 +0000 GET
> /mail/bin/msgimport HTTP/1.1
> 0.000098      371   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:12 +0000 GET
> /bin/msgimport HTTP/1.1
> 0.000084      374   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:13 +0000 GET
> /rc/bin/msgimport HTTP/1.1
> 0.000095      381   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:14 +0000 GET
> /roundcube/bin/msgimport HTTP/1.1
> 0.000089      379   aaa.ccc.bbb.nnn 10/Jan/2009:15:17:15 +0000 GET
> /webmail/bin/msgimport HTTP/1.1

>
> coming from a variety of (probably innocently subverted) IP addresses
> over the last few days.


That is the finger print apparently.

> Not a RoundCube user myself so I just shrugged when I saw them.


Me neither, but if someone is a user then this isn't just your usual "upgrade
or else scare" there I've seen a lot of scans in the past two or three days.

> > Hope everyone is enjoying the frosty weather - it looks pretty outside at
> > the moment - though I'm glad I'm not actually outside in the frost!
>
> Yes, prettier to be sitting on the inside looking out than sitting on
> the outside looking in.


My feeling exactly.

> Trouble is once this goes then it reverts to being damp & squelchy again


Quite probably, I gather we are due wet and windy shortly...

--
Adam Trickett
Overton, HANTS, UK

Despite all its complexity, fuzziness, uncertainty and spooky action-
at-a-distance, quantum mechanics is probably a Good Thing.  However, I
must also note that QM permits Microsoft Windows to exist.
    -- John Walker