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On another List I am on I received the following virus warning.
In view of other recent virus scares in attachments, it would be a good idea
if we adopted the rule that non-ASCII text attachments (e.g. MS Word, etc)
be not permitted on this Reflector. They could always be announced as
available privately to those who requested them.
It might also be a good idea if the List manager made it mandatory that
members of the List run and maintain *up-to-date* anti-virus software.
Steve
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> From the Washington Post this morning
>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A3677-2000May4.html
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>'I LOVEYOU' Bug Hits Computers
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>Compiled from Staff and Wire Reports
>Thursday , May 4, 2000
>
>A computer virus spread by e-mail messages titled "ILOVEYOU" infected
>computers worldwide Thursday. The Pentagon and businesses in
>Washington were hit along with investment banks in Asia, and the parliament
>in Britain.
>
>The new virus originates in an e-mail entitled "ILOVEYOU." Once the
>attachment, which is named LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.txt is launched, the
>virus sends copies of the same e-mail to everybody listed in the user's
>address book.
>
>Anti-virus firm Symantec said it had already released an update to its
>software to combat the virus, but warned computer users not to open any
>"ILOVEYOU" messages.
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