Security Incidents: "datapool is a DoS attacks kit" message

From: steve <steve_at_estevez.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 22 Jul 2001 22:11:41 +0100

EEK
EEK I tested my fetchmail configuration
using fetchmailconf and got this :

-- fetchmail: POP3< +OK 0
9 messages for steve_at_estevez.freeserve.co.uk at pop.pol.net.uk (32281 octets).
fetchmail: POP3> LIST
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
fetchmail: POP3< 1 2955
fetchmail: POP3< 2 3288
fetchmail: POP3< 3 3311
fetchmail: POP3< 4 2609
fetchmail: POP3< 5 7562
fetchmail: POP3< 6 3124
fetchmail: POP3< 7 3490
fetchmail: POP3< 8 2619
fetchmail: POP3< 9 3323
fetchmail: POP3< .
fetchmail: POP3> TOP 1 99999999
fetchmail: POP3< +OK
reading message 1 of 9 (2955 octets)
fetchmail: SMTP connect to localhost failed
fetchmail: POP3> QUIT
fetchmail: POP3< datapool is a DoS attacks kit
fetchmail: SMTP transaction error while fetching from pop.freeserve.net
fetchmail: Query status=10 (SMTP)
fetchmail: normal termination, status 10
Done.

any suggestions would be gratefully relieved
steve

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Received on Jul 22 2001