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Administrative Issues regarding 'meteorobs' (was Re: (meteorobs) virus)

Peter has answered this concerned poster very well. The only
points that I would add as our List Admin, are:

1) This list SHOULDN'T forward "binary attachments" - and so,
   you should never *really* receive a virus via 'meteorobs'.

   (But can I guarantee that our little freeware list server,
   with my own PERL hacks in it, is absolutely invulnerable to
   any virus or worm anywhere, no matter what? Sadly no... :>)


2) If you ever have an administrative question or concern like
   this, please DO NOT POST IT TO THE ENTIRE LIST! It is pre-
   cisely for questions like this that we have set up an email
   address for you to use, to reach your Friendly List Elves:

      owner-meteorobs@meteorobs.org

   Please use that address (not the main list), for all future
   inquiries about this topic.


And in the mean time, clear skies all!


Lew Gramer <owner-meteorobs@meteorobs.org>
Webmaster: http://www.meteorobs.org



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-meteorobs@atmob.org
> [mailto:owner-meteorobs@atmob.org] On Behalf Of Peter Brunone
> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 9:57 AM
> To: meteorobs@atmob.org
> Subject: RE: (meteorobs) virus
>
>
> Robert,
>
> 	There are many, many viruses circulating that fake the From:
> address because they infect someone's machine and reproduce using that
> person's Outlook contacts (or sometimes they just check to see who
> they've been exchanging mail with and use those addresses).
>
> 	Even if someone had sent a virus like that through the list
> (which did *not* happen, since none of the rest of us
> received it), you
> wouldn't be in trouble unless you opened the attachment like it asked
> you to do... and that's something most of us aren't going to do.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter




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