Lotus Notes is a workgroup computing environment for the PC. With Notes, colleagues can collaborate regardless of technical, organizational, or geographical boundaries. Notes consists of two primary programs: the Notes server and the Notes workstation. The Notes server provides services like storage of shared databases and mail routing to Notes workstation users and other Notes servers. The Notes workstation communicates with Notes servers so that users can use shared databases and read and send mail. Notes Designer is an enhanced Notes client that includes special support for developers who are building applications for delivery via the Domino server to both Notes clients and Web browsers. The Domino server supports HTTP, SSL, SMTP, MIME, POP3, IMAP, LDAP, and NNTP. It is available in two configurations: the LotusDominoMail server, which is a complete messaging server, and the full Domino server, which combines DominoMail server messaging functionality with the power of Internet and intranet application development. Research Lotus Notes
The Nokia E90 Communicator is a quad-band mobile telephone able to be used on every continent of the world, featuring mobile office facilities and a battery stand-by time of up to fourteen days and a talk-time of up to 5.8 hours. The Nokia E90 Communicator incorporates a 3.2 megapixel digital camera, video faculties, music player, broadband internet connectivity and a full qwerty keyboard and a 800x352 pixel inner display supporting 16 million colours.
The Nokia E90 Communicator can be connected to a computer through a USB cable, and to other devices with an infra-red link or Bluetooth. The Nokia E90 Communicator provides a web browser and also support for the AdobeAcrobat Reader application for viewing PDF files.
The Nokia E90 Communicator also incorporates an FM radio and music player. The Nokia E90 Communicator supports the sending and receiving of emails through the usual POP3 and SMTP protocols, and also supports attachments with a built in ZIP manager and its own Quickoffice tools with editors for word processing, spreadsheets and presentations. Research Nokia E90 Communicator
Pegasus Mail is a free, standards-based electronic mailclient for IBMPC computers, suitable for use by single or multiple users on single computers or on local area networks.
Pegasus mail is very feature rich, including mail filtering, mail-merge, and the ability to operate multiple-user accounts from one PC. Pegasus Mail can run on single computers using the DOS or Windows operating system, or on local area networks - it has special support for Novell NetWare LANs that allow it to operate intuitively and with almost no maintenance. The program also supports multiple users on a single computer. Versions are available for both 32-bit Windows (Windows 95, 98, NT4 and 2000) and 16-bit Windows (any version of Windows 3.1 or later). Pegasus Mail can act as a complete internal mail system on its own without needing further servers or components: it can send and receive Internet mail on its own using standard protocols (SMTP, IMAP and POP3). Research Pegasus Mail
SMTP or simple mail transfer protocol is the method used by most internet hosts to handle the transfer of email across the internet. It is a simple system in which all commands and text are transferred as text, so
SMTP is easy to debug, and hack. Research SMTP
Spoof email is email which appears to have originated from one internet computer (IP address) but in fact came from another. It is achieved by Telneting to port 25 of the machine you want the mail to appear to originate from. This will connect you directly to the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) daemon running on that host. Then, enter SMTP commands by hand directly to the SMTP daemon. On systems that have RFC 931 implemented, spoofing your 'MAIL FROM:' line will not work. Also, newer SMTPdaemons, such as smail 3.1.29.1+ or sendmail 8. 7+, perform an identity check when you connect to them, to reduce the possibilities of spoofing. Research Spoof Email
Avalanche is an electronic mail bombing program which can send 20 emails in five seconds using five clones. Avalanche comes with a list of SMTP servers that do not log IP addresses, making it ideal for sending electronic mail bombs. Research Avalanche
The Win32.Bagle virus, also known as the Win32.Beagle virus is a family of polymorphic mass-mailing viruses that infect computers using the Windows operating system and use their own built in SMTP engine to spread through emails, sending emails to addresses found in files on the infected computer. The virus arrives as an attachment to an email which purports to come from one of management, administration, staff, anti-virus, anti-spam, no-reply or support at the recipient domain. The attachment is a randomly named .exe file, stored inside a .zip file, a .rar file, or a .pif file. The .zip and .rar files file may be password-protected. The file name, without the extension, may be one of the following: Attach, Details, Document, Encrypted, Gift, Info, Information, Message, MoreInfo, Readme, Text, TextDocument, details, first part, pub document, or text document. Upon being executed, the attachment copies itself to the Windows system directory (typically \windows\system or \windows\system32) as 'winupd.exe' and as winupd.exeopen and as
winupd.exeopenopen which is either a copy of the virus, or a password-protected zip or rar file that contains the virus in which case the file winupd.exeopenopenopen which is a .bmp file containing an image of the password for the zip/rar file is also created. The registry is also amended with the value 'winupd.exe'='%System%\winupd.exe' being added to the registry key HKEY CURRENT USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run so that the virus starts when the Windows operating system starts. The virus also attaches itself to .exe files which it then tries to copy through file sharing systems such as Kazaa and iMesh and opens a backdoor, listening on TCP port 2556. Research Bagle
A dictionary attack is a method of brute force hacking whereby a long list of passwords or similar are sent one at a time, from a source document resembling a dictionary. A common implementation of dictionary attacks is for persons sending unsolicited emails to attack an internet domain. An email dictionary attack is a single SMTP connection that attempts to send emails from a source to a random set of names from a dictionary of names and words, on the target domain, e.g. john@domain.com fred@domain.com admin@domain.com, in the knowledge that at least one of the names chosen will be a valid email address. Dictionary attacks levelled against an email server can also overwhelm an email server and fill up the available disk space, preventing the server from conducting its legitimate business. Research Dictionary Attack
The Jeem Trojan also known as Backdoor.Jeem, BKDR JEEM and Troj/Bdoor-AML, is a computer program that allows an attacker to control a computer running the Windows operating system from a remote location. The Jeem Trojan also includes an SMTP engine, which allows an attacker to send emails from an infected machine. The Jeem Trojan resides in an executable file in the operating system directory entitled msrexe.exe which is automatically started by a command in the Windows registery when the computer starts. Research Jeem
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