Sue, The last I knew Roots Web does not allow attachments on LIST messages, they will not come through. If you get a virus in an attachment it is not through a Roots Web Mailing List but from direct messages to you by another party. Those you are wise to screen if you don't know the originator. Bill Crabtree ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Petty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2000 7:10 PM Subject: [ROSS-L] Virus > Dear List > > Just thought I notify the list that today upon opening this email account, I > had just a few new emails. They came from one of either two mailing lists I > subscribe to, this being one of them. > > Apparently through a post to the list(? - I don't see how but all recent > emails received recently have been posts directly from these lists) I also > was emailed a virus that came across entitled HAHAHA and the subject line > refers to Snow White. > Upon checking this out (I had prior warning of such a virus and knew not to > open the attachment) via Symantec this virus is aka W95.Hybris.gen and this > is a worm that spreads by email as an attachment to outgoing emails, the > attachment may have many different names. This particular one was joke.exe. > > I apologize for this post not being strictly of a genealogical nature, but > being that the only email I use this account for is these 2 mailing lists, > or responses to/from these 2 lists, I thought it would be wise to notify > through them. > > Wishing all a safe and Happy New Year... > > Sue > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > > ==== ROSS Mailing List ==== > You can view the recent archives for this list at http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/ROSS-L/ > >