Yes Brett,

I keep receiving these w32badtrans things. I don't need it!

73,

Terry


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----- Original Message -----
From: Brett Winchester <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 5:12 PM
Subject: may need to leave the list!


> Friday, November 30, 2001
>
> Hi guys and gals,
>
> Our IT department has issued an edict that requires me to sign off all =
> lists on the ST Johns mail server.  They have had a number of problems =
> with other blindness related lists on this server being infected with =
> various viruses.  While we are running the latest signatures and updates =
> with some of the new ones floating around the net it takes too much time =
> to chase down these bugs on a statewide basis of more than 50 machines.  =
> These questions arise. =20
>
> Are others experiencing problems with this list?  I did get a message from
=
> someone on this list with the badmas (sp) virus with the subject line of =
> Ann K1STM is famous.... a couple of days ago.  My Norton caught it and =
> deleted it without problem, however as many in our agency are not really =
> savvy about dealing with avoidance techniques and the immediate process =
> with Norton as it is detecting a virus and trying to avoid passing it, =
> this is prompting the wider ban on ST JOHNS. =20
>
> Are there blind ham radio lists in other mail servers without this =
> recurring virus problem?  Is there any way that ST JOHNS can be urged to =
> clean up their act?  It would seem to me that they would have a keen =
> interest in keeping their traffic clean and may do so already.
Alternative=
> ly would a mail forwarding service like the ARRL insure that the mail from
=
> ST JOHNS would be cleaner?
>
> ST JOHNS has some good information at times regarding blindness and I hate
=
> to be out of the loop because of these problems and would really like to =
> figure out a way to remedy this. =20
>
>
>
>
> Thank You!
>
> BRETT K WINCHESTER  PM  KD7JN
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