Well, I repsectfully disagree. To take this to an absurd analogy: since a
number of list-members also use pine, and this information is included in
the header of each mail, should new releases of pine be distributed to
the list? I think not....
I favour keeping the OM-list for OM-related issues, and use other
appropriate lists for distributing virus-related info.
--thomas
On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Paul D. Farrar wrote:
> In this case, I think it's appropriate because the list seems to be sending
> copies.
> John Sloane, check your computer.
>
> Paul
>
> At 10:47 PM 2/12/01 +0000, you wrote:
> >
> >Not specifically aimed at you, Acer, but I would reccomend that people do
> >not send virus and other such warnings to the mailing list. To a large
> >fraction of subscribers, this is irrelevant (pine/unix is ignorant to
> >Visual Basic Scripts, as are many other MUA/OS-combinations -
> >and I trust that many are running virus-catch'ers of their own). Allowing
> >such warnings could, IMHO, sets a dangerous precedent: a next step would
> >be what? Notifications that Vendor XXX has released new security-patches
> >for some MUA/OS? Vendor XXX has released a new version of some MUA/OS?
> >
> >And yes, I've seen that happen more than once....
> >
> >Thanks for listening...
> >
> >--thomas
> >
> >
> >On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Acer V wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> /Acer V
> >> --
> >> dum spiro, spero
> >> http://student.ucr.edu/~siddim01
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:10:32 -0500 (EST)
> >> From: CNET Virus Alert Dispatch <Cnet_Virus_Alert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> To: siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: Virus Alert: ""Anna"" Virus
> >>
> >> Virus Alert
> >> A newsletter from CNET Help.com
> >> http://www.help.com/
> >> February 12, 2001
> >>
> >> ***************************************************
> >> Virus Alert: "Anna" Virus
> >>
> >> There's a new virus spamming the world. VBS/SST, also known as
> >> the "Anna" virus, has some of the same characteristics as last year's
> >> ILOVEYOU worm; namely, it sends itself to others using addresses
> >> from your Microsoft Outlook address book. Antivirus software companies
> >> are still investigating this new worm. We do know that "Anna" is a mass
> >> mailer: once you open the attachment, VBS/SST spawns new messages
> >> containing the virus and sends them off to everyone listed in your
> >> Microsoft Outlook address book. Consequently, "Anna" has the capacity
> >> to overload e-mail servers.
> >>
> >> This new VBS virus arrives via e-mail with the following information:
> >>
> >> Subject: Here you have, ;o)
> >> Body: Hi: Check This!
> >> Attached: AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs
> >>
> >> Clicking on the attachment activates the worm. To protect yourself,
> >> don't open any suspicious email attachments. Also, make sure you have
> >> the latest antivirus definitions running on your system.
> >>
> >> Click here for a complete description of the "Anna" worm:
> >> http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BKfkA0Cv0aSdf
> >>
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> >>
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> >>
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