Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/06/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]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. > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html