Re: Addresses for latest spam

[chuck goolsbee <chucklist () forest net>]

> On Tue, 08 Jun 2004 11:24:49 PDT, Gregory Hicks said:
> >  Isn't this called a "dictionary" attack?
>
> Well... if you want to get technical, it's a subclass of dictionary attack -
> the only question being how the dictionary is created.

The specific term you are looking for, I believe is "Directory Harvest Attack."


We've seen quite a few directed at our mailservers.
Some highly sophisticated, some not.


--chuck