One more point:
IMO Windoze "Outlook" has the _worst_ security of any internet mailer. It
has numerous holes (think Swiss Cheese) and is the one most targeted by the
cretins who create email viruses. I shudder to think the company I work
for is actually going to switch over to using it! We've been very lucky
that we've never been hit en masse by a virus. I just cannot wait until
after we start using Outlook.
-- John
At 03:58 7/22/01, Tris wrote:
As a matter of fact I was going to post to this list as I have a suspicion
that this list has been infected somehow with Trojan horse virus, but I
didn't ant to seem an alarmist--I had no proof it was from this
list--still don't for that matter, though you might now be able to confirm
my suspicion.
I ran into a severe problem (thankfully corrected by Norton Antivirus)
with my hard drive the past couple of days and the short version of this
unpleasantness follows:
Two occurrences of the following:
Location: C:\Program Files\Qualcomm\Eudora\PAIBGCPA.EXE
Virus Name: W95.Hybris.Gen.dr
Both cases (one on my D: drive as well--I always keep a copy of Eudora
copied over to my slave in case of a crash) were repairable (or so says
Norton); I subsequently ran SCANDISK /F and seem to have restored full
utility to my primary drive. At least I hope this is so--it was thrashing
itself something awful. Unbelievable to listen to, and an IBM at that. I
thought the world had come to an end. <g>
I fully realize this is not your fault in any manner, shape or form. This
stuff happens and all we can do is keep prepared as much as possible.
Crazies are among us and they know not what they do--or simply don't care.
I hope no one else was similarly infected.
Tris
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