Viruses and Listserv
Paul Prusakowski
Description
Collection
Title:
Viruses and Listserv
Creator:
Paul Prusakowski
Date:
1/9/2002
Text:
Dear List,
Regarding the spread of viruses and the listserv:
1. Attachments are not allowed to be sent through the listserver,
therefore there any messages that come through the system will be free
of attachment based viruses.
2. What has happened with j.oreski's email message with the virus was
99.99999999% unintentional. (I personally know j.oreski, and know this
is not something that that person would ever do). The way that many
current viruses affect computers is to attack the person's in-box or
contacts list and automatically generate mail messages with copies of
the virus as responses to messages that are in the individual's inbox.
These responses do not ever go through the listserver, but are generally
sent directly to the individual as a reply. There is no need to
overreact and believe that you are being individually targeted as a
recipient of computer viruses (unless you have a severely guilty
conscience for possibly harassing or provoking people in the first place
;) ), but even then it is unlikely that someone would intentionally
initiate the sending of a computer virus.
3. As a word of caution, do not open attachments unless you know who
they are from, and also know that the attachment is a valid file that
was intentionally sent to you. A good rule is to make sure that
whenever you send attachments to people that you clearly identify what
is being sent in a description in the message. Beware of the short,
anonymous, ambiguous text messages that are typically included in the
viral messages.
4. Download or purchase a good virus protection program and have it on
your system. Have it set up to auto-check your system every time it is
booted up, or make it a habit to run a full check on a regular basis. A
lot of times people have viruses and don't even know it.
5. Please don't alert the entire list every time you get a virus. Be
careful with all email, and recognize that dealing with viruses is part
of daily reality now (I currently get about 6-10 sent to me a week. I
just delete them and they are gone). Start being aware of what you open
and what you just delete. Don't let curiosity get to you first....
Contact an individual via email directly if you are unsure of the nature
of an attachment.
Please be careful!
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO
Moderator, oandp-L
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
Behalf Of Saunders, Jan CPO
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:21 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Professionalism-think not!
Does anyone know j.oreski@worldnet,well just to let everyone know, he
returned a response to DAFO's & PT with a virus attached to it called
(w32badtrans.b@mm) Be careful who mail you open even on the server. Was
it intentional? What does the listserver do about someone like this? Jan
Saunders
Regarding the spread of viruses and the listserv:
1. Attachments are not allowed to be sent through the listserver,
therefore there any messages that come through the system will be free
of attachment based viruses.
2. What has happened with j.oreski's email message with the virus was
99.99999999% unintentional. (I personally know j.oreski, and know this
is not something that that person would ever do). The way that many
current viruses affect computers is to attack the person's in-box or
contacts list and automatically generate mail messages with copies of
the virus as responses to messages that are in the individual's inbox.
These responses do not ever go through the listserver, but are generally
sent directly to the individual as a reply. There is no need to
overreact and believe that you are being individually targeted as a
recipient of computer viruses (unless you have a severely guilty
conscience for possibly harassing or provoking people in the first place
;) ), but even then it is unlikely that someone would intentionally
initiate the sending of a computer virus.
3. As a word of caution, do not open attachments unless you know who
they are from, and also know that the attachment is a valid file that
was intentionally sent to you. A good rule is to make sure that
whenever you send attachments to people that you clearly identify what
is being sent in a description in the message. Beware of the short,
anonymous, ambiguous text messages that are typically included in the
viral messages.
4. Download or purchase a good virus protection program and have it on
your system. Have it set up to auto-check your system every time it is
booted up, or make it a habit to run a full check on a regular basis. A
lot of times people have viruses and don't even know it.
5. Please don't alert the entire list every time you get a virus. Be
careful with all email, and recognize that dealing with viruses is part
of daily reality now (I currently get about 6-10 sent to me a week. I
just delete them and they are gone). Start being aware of what you open
and what you just delete. Don't let curiosity get to you first....
Contact an individual via email directly if you are unsure of the nature
of an attachment.
Please be careful!
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO
Moderator, oandp-L
-----Original Message-----
From: Orthotics and Prosthetics List [mailto:<Email Address Redacted>] On
Behalf Of Saunders, Jan CPO
Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 6:21 AM
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: Professionalism-think not!
Does anyone know j.oreski@worldnet,well just to let everyone know, he
returned a response to DAFO's & PT with a virus attached to it called
(w32badtrans.b@mm) Be careful who mail you open even on the server. Was
it intentional? What does the listserver do about someone like this? Jan
Saunders
Citation
Paul Prusakowski, “Viruses and Listserv,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 2, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/218444.
