I got one about 2 days ago and just deleted it. So it appears to be list wide. Mine was something.doc.scr though...
Regards and beware, Tom Randall >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? >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Bob Martino Can you really name a star? >> http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/ >> "I look up to the heavens >> but night has clouded over >> no spark of constellation >> no Vela no Orion." -Enya >> >> >> >> ______________________________________________ >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list -- ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
