> From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > "Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo" wrote: > > > > >From: Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > >On Tue, Aug 19, 2003 at 11:15:53PM -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote: > > > > > > > I had at least 5 attempts to infect my PC tonight. Anyone else > > > > getting hits? > > > > > >I've had about 10 today on my Linux box. Stupid worms, don't they know > > >they can't run on Linux? :-) > > > > > > > > > > You complain? I've just deleted 15 (or more) attempts of infection from the > > Brin-L server. > > Not even Brin-L is spared.. :S > > HA! Only 15? I did over 50 yesterday! > > Actually, considering that notification of over 40 of those darn > messages (but not all with the attachment intact by the time the notice > got to my inbox) was sent out after I last checked e-mail last night, if > you only got 15, I bet Nick took care of a few, as well.
Which is amazing considering that I have never once received an email virus from anybody. > I swear, I spent more time dealing with the @#$% messages yesterday than > I did reading listmail, and that's saying a lot. So, if folks could > post a little more today, give me a little more balance on those > activities, I'd really appreciate it. :) > > (But I haven't seen any instances of the thing being sent directly to > me, which is nice.) > > Oh, and one other thing -- we've gotten error messages indicating that > some copies of the virus went out with "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" as the > "from", and I *know* that's not right. So if you're getting error > messages and wondering how the heck they got the virus from you -- they > probably didn't. If you're running a Windows machine with a targeted > operating system, get yourself virus protection software if you haven't > already. If you're running a Linux machine, go ahead and gloat and feel > superior. :) Some people install patches when they come out and don't have to worry... _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
