I haven't recieved any of the virus-laden messages. So I don't think
it's CONCH-L that the messages are being sent to.

Peter


At 05:38 AM 6/1/01 +0300, you wrote:
>I received the same posting and others (five so far during the last two
>days),
>however, in my opinion these messages are not sent by means of the
>Conch-L Net, since the latter is not redirecting any messages containing a
>file.
>In my opinion someone (using a name from the list as the sender) is misusing
>the address file of Conch-L Net in order to send us those virus-loaded
>messages.
>Henk K. Mienis
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Bob Dayle <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 5:53 AM
>Subject: CONCH-L message postings are becoming hazardous...
>
>
>> There seems to be someone on CONCH-L
>> who needs to get their computer under
>> control.
>>
>> I just received a message from one
>> Paul Kanner <[log in to unmask]>
>> with an attachment containing a virus.
>>
>> I have posted images of the two main screens
>> involved for the edification of others.
>> The brief web page is at
>> http://www.cowrys.net/archive/virus.htm
>>
>> Not that I would have opened it anyway...
>>
>>
>> Happy Postings (but be careful).
>>
>>
>> Bob Dayle
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>
>
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