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<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>Hi.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>Anti-virus software is
available to run on the Message Transfer Agent.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>This is what has been done in
some commercial companies.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>The A-V sw processes each piece
of e-mail entering the MTA -- just</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>like A-V sw does on your PC /
workstation.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>There is a cost in terms of
message processing delay times and license</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>costs and systems
administration.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=370520216-07122001><FONT size=2>Hope this helps . .
.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Algerian color=#0000ff><STRONG>Mark R.
Jones</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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Officer: SEA-IS</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Algerian color=#0000ff size=2><STRONG>Executive Vice
President: SEA</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> OSLIST
[mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Artur F.
Silva<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, December 07, 2001 2:30 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re:
Viruses<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>At 20:15 06-12-2001, Winston Kinch wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial size=2>Is there no way for
the listserv manager/software to automatically check messages for viruses and
filter out buggy ones?</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>I am no longer a specialist, but
once I was (as an IBM SE...) and one gets a <BR>feeling for these
things...<BR><BR>I think it is not easy for the listserve software to do that;
what can be done at the <BR>listserv SW level is to supress the sending of ALL
attachments. On the other <BR>level the list can change to being moderated, and
someone would have <BR>to check every message - but that has other
problems.<BR><BR>Internet service providers, on the other level, can do that
ckeck if they are forced <BR>to - but that has also other problems as it slows
the response time.<BR><BR>So the best solution is: everyone must have an
anti-virus an keep it updated. <BR><BR>"Whatever happens is the only thing that
could have" shall NOT be applied <BR>here ;-)<BR><BR>At 20:20 06-12-2001, Esther
. wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE cite="" type="cite"><FONT face=arial color=#000080 size=4>I have
noticed that the current virus seems to come from a legitimate email address
with a _ at the beginning (an underscore) so that if you were to try to reply
to it, you can't without removing the underscore from the beginning of the
email.<BR><BR>Perhaps the moderator or the listserv could look for those and
eliminate them automatically?<BR><BR>Maybe I'm asking too much but it's worth
noting for all of us who look at our email - delete without opening ANY of it
when the "from" address has the underscore at the
beginning.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2><BR>I don't think there is a clear
relation between the initial underscore and the fact of<BR>having the computer
infected and hence sending (unwillingly) messages with<BR>virus.<BR><BR>I think
that people that use the underscore (or some blank caracters in<BR>the
beginning) are only trying to protect themselves from spam and
other<BR>automatic
replies.<BR><BR>Regards<BR><BR>Artur<BR><BR></FONT><BR></BODY></HTML>