As many of you have noticed, the originating mail in this thread has a
virus in it (Foto.zip, which has calc.exe in it).  It is not safe to run
the contents.

For what it's worth,

* the list owner can block an IP or e-mail address from posting, but its
not called for in this case, since ...

* the sender was "spoofed", that is, it didn't really come from our
subscriber.

* the virus/Trojan Horse (Download.Ject.C) made it through *2* mail
scanners yesterday before being distributed.

* in this case, you are not at risk if you simply viewed your mail, no
matter what your mail program settings.

* if you opened the foto.zip file and ran the calc.exe file, you have a
mess to clean up (and should run to your nearest community college and
sign up for "Life on the Internet 101"). ;-)

* just minutes after this made it through, the mail scanners were
stopping this variant.

* as the LISTSERV  techie, I've removed the attachment from the
ME-Hockey archives.

* I'm impressed that so many of you are wary of such dangers and have
such good practices.  Congratulations!

cheers, wayne

MaineguyatMSU wrote, in part,  on 8/31/2004 7:26 PM:

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