Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/10

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message
From: "Don R." <don.ro@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2003 10:27:20 -0500
References: <BCEKKGNGDPMOIPMEJONBKEBPCDAA.phongdoan@mindspring.com>

Hi, Phong,

Not to worry.  All is OK!

Don R.
- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phong" <phongdoan@mindspring.com>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message


> You guys have me so paranoid, I rescanned all of my computers
> using Norton AntiVirus 2003, and they showed up clean.  I am
> not saying that the infected message could not come from me.
>
> - Phong
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Don R.
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 10:11 AM
> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message
>
>
> My Norton AntiVirus package gave me the same indication. Whether that was
a
> false signal I do not know.
>
> However, I quit saying "never" and "impossible' a long time ago regarding
> computers, the Internet and bright people who like to play tricks on
others.
>
> Don R.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Collier" <jbcollier@shaw.ca>
> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 8:54 AM
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message
>
>
> > My apologies. I did not realize that our communication was to be based
> > on the fact you were looking for confirmation rather than explanation.
> >
> > For the rest of the list I REPEAT, it is not possible to send a virus
> > via the Leica-Users.
> >
> > John Collier
> >
> > On Tuesday, June 10, 2003, at 07:26 AM, grduprey@rockwellcollins.com
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > The system here at work caught it and said it was attached to Phong's
> > > message as an attachment to his main text.  Since I have only those on
> > > the
> > > LUG as possible sources in common with him, it must have somehow been
> > > attached to his message and made it through the LUG system.  Since our
> > > system caught and isolated it I don't care at this point.
> > >
> > > Gene
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >                       John Collier
> > >                       <jbcollier@shaw.ca>                 To:
> > > leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
> > >                       Sent by:                            cc:
> > >                       owner-leica-users@mejac.palo        Subject:
> > > Re: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message
> > >                       -alto.ca.us
> > >
> > >
> > >                       06/09/2003 09:26 PM
> > >                       Please respond to
> > >                       leica-users
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > It is not possible to send a virus through the Leica-Users' server.
> > > Only plain text messages without attachments are passed on. Everything
> > > else does not get through. It is probably an email from somewhere else
> > > with a fake sender. I get them occasionally and once or twice the fake
> > > sender was The Brian himself!
> > >
> > > John Collier
> > >
> > > On Monday, June 9, 2003, at 02:19 PM, Dan C wrote:
> > >
> > >> Was the message from Phong sent to the LUG, or to you personally?   I
> > >> have
> > >> received no messages frpm Phong which contained any attachment.
> > >>
> > >> dan c.
> > >>
> > >> At 12:57 PM 09-06-03 -0500, Don R. wrote:
> > >>> My Norton AntiVirus says there is a virus in Phong's message so
> > >>> better be
> > >>> careful.
> >
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Replies: Reply from Brian Reid <reid@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> (Re: [Leica] Virus in Phong Message)
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