On 11 Apr 2000, 8:52, Annalee Hovey wrote:
> I have a question about that subscriber that you removed from the list.
> It is my understanding that the Happy99 virus works in such a way that
> the sender has no idea that he is sending the virus out to everyone.
Yes, I am aware of that and this is probably what happened given the
fact that there was no message in the body of the post.
> I understand that you have to look out for the safety of everyone on
> the list. I just think it was a little harsh, considering that he
> didn't do it on purpose. Forgive me if I have offended anyone, as I
> don't know all the details, just sharing a few thoughts on the
> matter. I really do love this list. Keep up the great work!!!
No offense and I understand your position.
HappyExe99.exe dates back to a discovery date of around January, 1999.
By mid 1999, most virus scanning software had protection against this
worm in their definition files.
My belief is that if someone today transmits HappyExe99, they are not
using adequate virus protection and diligence. If I were only
concerned about myself, I would have let it drop, but I have to look to
the interests of over 300 subscribers on our list. I find it always
best to first get the problem subscriber off the list; deal with the
problem offlist; and then when I am satisfied the problem has been
resolved, I will allow the subscriber to return to the list.
Now then, with the aid and advice of a friend and a member of our list,
I have inserted filters into our list configuration that hopefully will
prevent this from occuring again. We will try and bounce this stuff to
me, in the future. My grateful thanks to Duc M. Do for the suggestion.
:-)
In the meantime, Annalee, I will write the person I removed and try and
make way for his return to our list. :-)
Alan
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