I got an E-mail in reply to one of my postings that had no text and had an attachment that said something .MP3.pif and there was a text attachment as well. When I scanned the .mp3.pif attachment for viruses it said that it did contain one so I didn't open it. I also replied to it and the message came back.
************************************************************ Graham Christensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.geocities.com/aerolitehunter >From: Bob Martino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [meteorite-list] Strange e-mails >Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:43:52 -0500 > >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 _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
