Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I think, as someone pointed out earlier, Doug's list software strips out >all attachments, so it should be pretty much unable to distribute >viruses. > >I just got a "PDML Digest" even though I'm not a digest subscriber. Came >from the PDML IP address, so... Here's what I think is happening: > >Someone on the list is infected and the virus is sending to all the >addresses in his/her address book, *including* the digest subscription >addy. These viruses also use fake "From" addresses - which are also >grepped from the victim's address book. So whenever one goes out to the >list server with your address in the From line, you'll get something >like this (with no attachment).
BTW: Whichever computer has the virus is probably also sending messages to individual PDML members as well as the list server. Messages sent from the infected computer directly to PDML members *will* have the virus attached. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
