Re: [iwar] E-mail as indirect support-weapon by terrorists

From: Fred Cohen <fc@all.net>
Date: Sun Jun 29 2003 - 22:53:21 PDT

I think the big email weapon is its ability to disrupt normal users ands
their usage - i.e., spam and its ability to defeat administrative
functions otherwise carried via email (like fake postmaster reponses).

FC

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> I would like to discuss over the issue - E-mail as indirect support-weapon
> by terrorists, mainly trough the challenging aspect of e-mail interception .
> any participants ?

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