Thanks Loran You are a star !
I had a Trojan on my PC the other day - very unamusing. It took a few hours to get rid of. I could have been doing something useful in that time like restoring a phonograph cataloging or listening to records ! Happy weekend Regards Robert www.berliner.netfirms.com >Sorry to post this non-phono related item. Please bear with me... > >There is a new version of the Bagel worm that doesn't send an >attachment, but exploits computers running MS Outlook & Internet >Explorer. Just by opening the email in Outlook, the HTML code in the >message will download the worm from another infected computer, turn off >your anti-virus program, and run the worm. The worm will then open a >backdoor on your computer and start a web server, which in turn serves >the worm to other victims. > >Why am I sending yet another virus alert? Well, this is just a round >about way to say that emails from Phono-L are safe from such things SO >FAR. Currently, Phono-L strips all HTML and attachments from messages. > >However, I can't stop a worm/virus from 'spoofing' the Phono-L email >address in the 'from' line. Just remember, if it doesn't say [Phono-L] >in the subject line, it didn't come from the list! > >My unsolicited advice - use ANYTHING other than Outlook for your email. >For other email clients, make sure you disable the ability to display >HTML. Keep your anti-virus software up to date and run Windows Update. >Or better, buy a Mac. > >Phono-L/oldcrank.com lives on a Linux server, my home desktop is a Mac, >and my laptop runs Linux. If you get this nasty bug, it won't be from me >:) > >Loran > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-l mailing list >[email protected] >http://t2.cwihosting.com/mailman/listinfo/phono-l_oldcrank.com _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail
