[plug] Spice girls: - I CAN READ UNDER WINDOWS!

Sun Jun 9 14:11:21 WST 2002

or just use linux and some of the ***OS*** scanner scripts such as the
one that picks this type of thing up for me and have some control over
what happens - as well as defanging html email and other functions etc. 
Seems like you are getting ripped off if you are running linux AND
letting a stranger look at your email!!!  However, if you cant put
proper protection between your email and windows mail clients, I guess
its a fair option, even if it seems rather expensive for what you get.

And I also like to have a peek inside the files - sometimes it can be
interesting ... nothing much in this one though!

BillK

On Sun, 2002-06-09 at 13:56, James Elliott wrote:
> I just received a disinfected copy of the Spice Girls virus on my Windows
> machine - for $20 per year Westnet scans all my e-mails for viruses (on all
> my e-mail accounts).
> 
> That's how I confirm that a suspicious e-mail is in fact carrying a virus -
> if the next e-mail  in my inbox is from Westnet support you can be sure that
> it was a virus and Westnet are telling you what it was an how they got rid
> of it.
> 
> Pretty good service for $24.95 a month + $20 per annum
> 
> James Elliott
> Ravensthorpe Computers
> ABN 34 305 232 710
> Tel:   08 9838 1043
> Fax:  08 9838 1049
> Cell:  0428 39 6052
> E-mail:  James.Elliott at wn.com.au
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Leon Brooks" <leon at brooks.fdns.net>
> To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
> Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2002 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [plug] Spice girls: VIRUS, DON'T READ UNDER WINDOWS
> 
> 
> > On Sun, 9 Jun 2002 02:12, nick wrote:
> > > <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY>
> > > <iframe src=cid:A559H8015H765k8 height=0 width=0>
> > > </iframe>
> > > <FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML>
> >
> > From Nick Bannon? Yeah, right! (-:
> >
> > Niether the Windows virus nor the taste in music see to fit...
> >
> > Re: my dont-open warning - if you're reading *any* email under Windows
> without
> > up-to-date devirussing, you're a looney.
> >
> > Cheers; Leon
> >
> >
-- 
Bill Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au>