Yes Rich,
Thanks for that warning. My Norton Systemworks software detected the .pif
file attached to the email and     quaranteened it so I did not have to open
it. I have since deleted it.
Bruce
Melbourne, Australia

----- Original Message -----
From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 8:19 AM
Subject: Warning about email attachments


> Dear Conch-L'ers,
>
> Sorry to use Conch-L for this warning, but I felt it important to pass
> along this information for your computer safety.
>
> Just briefly, if you receive an email from my worldwideconchology.com
email
> address ( [log in to unmask] ) with an attachment of any
> kind, please delete it!
>
> I just received an email with a .exe and .pif virus file attached --
> ironically, the email has my email address as the sender and recipient
with
> the 128k size file attached that my anti-virus software picked up and
> quarantined.
>
> How the virus-mongers create virus-carrying emails using other people's
> email addresses is beyond me.  It's probably done with some type of
> spidering software.  So much for Web site software protection!
>
> Again, delete only the [log in to unmask] emails that have
> attachments, especially large ones.  When I want someone to see a picture,
> I will upload it to my Web site with a private URL for you to download.
And
> if I am sending an attached text file, I will let you know in advance.
>
> Sorry again for this off-topic posting.
>
> Rich
>
>
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