Re: [OT] Even viruses are now i18n!

From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Fri Apr 23 2004 - 09:20:06 EDT

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    On 23/04/2004 03:26, Antoine Leca wrote:

    >On Friday, April 23, 2004 2:08 AM, Philippe Verdy va escriure:
    >
    >
    >
    >>From: "Antoine Leca"
    >>
    >>
    >>>On Thursday, April 22, 2004 7:14 PM
    >>>Peter Kirk va escriure:
    >>>
    >>>
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    >>>>The virus writers have presumably confused
    >>>>.tc and .tk
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>.TR for Turkey. .TK (Tokelau) is not more sensible
    >>>
    >>>

    My mistake! (PK)

    >>Or is that [tk] for Turkmen (the language code in ISO 639-1)?
    >>Not to confuse with [tr], the ISO 639-1 code for the Turkish
    >>language...
    >>
    >>
    >
    >The virus cannot have any knowledge of a language code. And much less of the
    >language used by its next victim...
    >
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    It can know the top level domain of its next victim, and infer what
    language is likely to be used there. Of course it can't tell much from
    .org or .com and so has to assume English.

    But if the virus is being sent in reply to an e-mail received or found
    on a system, it can make use of the X-Accept-Language: line found in
    many mail headers, at least those generated by Mozilla. Look at the list
    in the mail I send.

    -- 
    Peter Kirk
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    peterkirk@qaya.org (work)
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