Attack!?!

[David L. Gehrt]

> David L. Gehrt wrote:
<snip>
 Is that a valid summary?

Yep!

> > No good deed goes unpunished. Before I retired I did some security work
> > for an employer.  You would think I would've learned about sending email
> > alerts  to admins of compromised systems.   Retire and a few years later
> > you finds yourself violating the best practices.  I will call the guy
> > tomorrow.
> > 
> > Feeling stupid.
> 
> If my summary is correct, then maybe the only "stupid" one is the net admin 
> that you contacted.  He may be testing what he thinks you've reported and in 
> fact has no idea what you've told him.

I suspect at this point that the e-mail I sent may have been intercepted
by  the original  "bad person"  who then  launched (or  had  launched) an
attack.

dlg