I got the same thing last night. I had to delete cuz I know the real Ivan
wouldn�t do it to us. The attachment says Doc.doc.pif and there is nothing
written in the text box

Tom



> All,
> 
> In the last couple of days I've received two e-mails from unknown persons.
> 
> The latest was from someone named "Ivan Koutyrev" (I know we have an "Ivan"
> in meteoritics these days, but I don't know his last name).  Its subject
> line was "Re: Apollo 'Lunar' Sample."  It contained no text message but
> carried an attachment with a .pif suffix.  When I replied to the sender,
> the message bounced.
> 
> I wouldn't have brought this up, but yesterday I got another very similar
> message.  I deleted it so I can't remember the sender's name, but it was
> not "Ivan."  It also contained no text, just a .pif attachment.  When I
> replied to it, it also bounced.  The subject line indicated that it was a
> response to my recent list posting about the Willamette meteorite.
> 
> I am not foolish enough to open attachments sent by complete strangers, so
> I don't know what these .pif files were.  That they were sent from
> fictitious e-mail accounts has me concerned.  Two of these in as many days
> is odd.  Both coming with meteorite-related subject lines is very odd.  I
> suspect Trojan Horses.  Can .pif attachments cause damage to a computer
> when opened?
> 
> Is anyone else on the list experiencing this problem?  If so, we might have
> a list-wide issue.  If not, then I might have become a target for some
> reason.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
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> but night has clouded over
> no spark of constellation
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