Virus transmission via list - was Re: [plug] Here to find out more!

[Bret Busby]

On Fri, 16 Aug 2002, Arie Hol wrote:

> 
> Greetings to All,
> 
> I have just received another email from the list that contains a virus, this
> email appears to have been posted by <chrisg at doladns.dola.wa.gov.au>, it is
> not the first email of this type that I have received in the last few weeks. 
> 
> There was also an attachment to this email named 'B962197' and according to
> my virus scanner it contained the 'W32/Klez.h at MM' virus.
> 
> 

If Matt reads this, on the basis that he is still the list administrator,
how about configuring the mailing list application to reject any messages
with attachments?

That way, any viral messages get stopped, and do not get into any
subscribers' systems. Similarly with worms.

-- 
Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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