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Re: Virus alert



Will, et al...

i use MS Outlook Express, and have since Netscape did away with the cheapo
proggie that came with Navigator way back when. it can be configured to NOT
automatically open attachments. also, configuring one's anti-virus software
(i use Norton) to scan incoming and outgoing e-mail to quarantine or delete
suspicious messages/attachments seems to work pretty well, too. so well in
fact, i didn't even get Will's "Virus alert" e-mail.  wow...cool, huh?

obligatory bird reference; after seeing 1 hummer for the past 3 days, 3
birds in the yard here this eve, and one of them was very
interesting....ummhmmm. the other two are imm. male Ruby-throateds that had
rather fight than eat (big surprise there, huh?)

reckon i'll be up bright and early y'all...

;-)

gary phillips
conway, sc
sunset zone 31

"...where is the person, I ask, who, on observing this glittering fragment
of the rainbow, would not pause, admire, and turn his mind with
reverence..." (J.J. Audubon)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Dunson" <rdunson@nc.rr.com>
To: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>; <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 6:31 PM
Subject: Re: Virus alert


> I've received a slew of these suckers and have been forwarding them to
> RoadRunner's security division. Glad to know where some of my spam
> originated from. Thanks for the heads-up.
>
> Regards,
>
> Randy Dunson
> Hillsborough  NC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Will Cook" <cwcook@duke.edu>
> To: <carolinabirds@duke.edu>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 4:41 PM
> Subject: Virus alert
>
>
> > Warning - a new virus has successfully exploited a security hole in the
> > majordomo program that runs Carolinabirds and sent itself out to the
> > group -- once just now and twice last Thursday.  I've just seen these
> > in the carolinabirds-digest -- I'm not sure if they got distributed to
> > everyone.  The versions in the digest are relatively harmless, since
> > you'd have to decode them to run the attached viruses.
> >
> > These are the subject lines of the messages that have gotten through:
> >
> > Net Security Update
> > Failure Letter
> > Latest Security Update
> >
> > If you receive one, delete it without running the attached virus and
> > there should be no problem.  In general never open attachments that
> > you're not expecting.  If you're worried about viruses, avoid using
> > Microsoft products, especially Outlook and Outlook Express -- there's
> > absolutely no reason you need to use these programs - there are many
> > better and safer alternatives available for free.
> >
> > I've tried to contact the majordomo-owner about the problem, but he
> > seems to be away from the office this week.  Sorry for the
> > inconvenience!
> >
> > Will
> > carolinabirds-owner@duke.edu
> >
> > --
> > Charles W. "Will" Cook                  w 919-660-7423
> > http://www.duke.edu/~cwcook            cwcook@duke.edu
> > Box 90340, Biology Dept., Duke Univ., Durham, NC 27708
> >
> >
>
>