Sorry to bother the list with this email, but I wanted to inform everyone
that I've received a number of fraudulent off-list emails each attached
with a newly circulated email virus.  The reason I bother to mention this
is that the copies I've received use list member's email addresses as the
sender, including my own.  All are aliases masking the real sender.  They
were probably spidered off the Listserv.  Below is a copy of one of these
sendings. The subject line of all that I received is "Hi".

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Original Message:
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From:  [log in to unmask]
Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:26:46 -0600
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Hi

 Test =)
ryeqsnmollmjbohege
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Test, yep.
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Please do not open the executable files (.exe) attached to these emails.
The executable file (qraor.exe) and other similar files are being scanned
by my antivirus software as containing a virus.  Update your antivirus
software if you have not done so recently.

Further reading:
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/20/1074360729369.html
http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_857408.html

Rich
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P.S. - To make this email shell-related, on March 2, 2004, the one-hour
"Martha Stewart Living" syndicated television program will have a lead
segment dealing with conchology.  The entire show will have an
ocean/aquatic theme. Check your local listings for time and channel. The
program airs on 141 stations across the United States including:

WBBM-TV CBS-2 Chicago 12:37AM;
KYW-TV  CBS-3 Philadelphia 1:30AM;
KPIX-TV CBS-5 San Francisco 9:00AM;
WCBS-TV CBS-2 New York 2:07AM;
KCBS-TV CBS-2 Los Angeles 1:35AM & 5:30AM;
KSDK-TV CBS-5 St. Louis 10:00AM & 2:00AM;
WJXX-TV ABC-25 Jacksonville,FL 9:00AM;

The entire listing of television stations can be found here:
http://a444.g.akamai.net/7/444/703/20040105222425/www.marthastewart.com/imag
es/pdf/omniguide_0304.pdf

Given Martha Stewart's recent troubles, I think it is great that she and
her producers are bothering to giving our often over-looked hobby some
national exposure.  It may be time for local shell clubs to spruce up their
Web sites.  The Martha Stewart Web site will be listing the COA "Conch-Net"
Web site as one of the conchology resources, which links to many of your
club Web sites.  A URL listing on her Web site has been known to generate
tens-of-thousands of hits for a featured Web site.  Here may be a chance to
find new members in your area.  One of the themes she will talk about is
joining a shell club to learn more about our hobby.

Rich
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