Hi John, the message in question seems to be virus and malware free. It appears to be just a huge log file of Jim's NFL from what I can tell.
On 8/9/15, john <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi list, > I just received an email from "Josh Kennedy" (not Josh k - this may be > important), with a listed size of about 1100 kb, and subject something to do > with "jim's nfl football" (I deleted the message, and don't have the exact > line anymore). > As soon as I tried to read the message my mail client went ballistic; fully > loading up my processor and sending memory usage through the roof (fellow > nerds that's 400mb). I'm not sure if this was just the world's largest game > log file, or if it was something more sinister, but I'd advise anybody who > got the message to avoid opening it. > > I'm hoping that this really was just a bad decision to send an ungodly large > log through email and not some kind of virus on list, but given the way my > machine reacted I figured it'd probably be best to post an alert about it > just in case (if you do open the message, killing my mail client seems to > have fixed the issue). > I'd also note that I'm not trying to accuse anybody here - rather to offer a > note of caution and a request that we try not to post logs that're larger > than a bunch of novels put together. > --- > Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > [email protected]. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to [email protected]. > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
