I should take a little longer checking, but in view of the potential for
damage I'm sending a preliminary opinion:

A message has just been sent to the vim_multibyte list.
Header includes:

  From: [email protected]
  To: [email protected]
  Subject: Mail Transaction Failed
  Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:12:38 +0200

Body is:
  The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding
  and has been sent as a binary attachment.

File attached:
  doc.zip

Zip contains single file:
  doc.pif
which is the 'I-Worm/Mytob.AP' virus (for Windows, obviously).

Moral of story:
- Anyone can send a mail and spoof the "From" address.
- We may see a flurry of viruses sent to various lists.
- Particularly Windows users should STOP AND THINK
  before opening attachments.

John


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