From: Dan Sugalski <dan@...>
Date: 2003-09-20T00:10:34+09:00
Subject: Re: Viruses

On Sat, 20 Sep 2003, Rasputin wrote:

> * Peter Hickman <peter@semantico.com> [0949 14:49]:
> > Peter wrote:
> > >I'm getting incredibly many virus warnings because of mails I get from
> > >people I've never heard of. I'm pretty sure the reason is my recent
> > >postings on this ruby mailing list. Could everyone with a windows pc
> > >please check whether his or hers pc is infected with this virus. You're
> > >not just disturbing me, but many others (basically everyone who has posted
> > >on the mailing list and whose mails are in your mailbox). The following
> > >page gives you information about the virus you're trying to send me
> > >unwillingly and tells you how to get rid of it:
> > >
> > >  http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=helpCenter&hcName=swen
> 
> I've been getting around 1 a minute for the last twenty-four hours.
> It's not specific to this list.
> 
> Next one liner contest is to send mails to all these users saying
> 'try not to click on every attachment you get sent, stupid!'

Please. *no*. That's the last thing we need. All these viruses, worms,
trojans, and whatnot forge the from information, so it's utterly useless, 
and there's insufficient information in the headers to trace back to the 
real sender.

I'm already getting enough crap from brain-damaged virus scanners telling 
me I sent them a sobig. I don't need any more.

					Dan