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Robin, thank you. That is good advice. I do wonder though how the file in question got on my c drive since I generally do not open attachments. Out of precaution I deleted the file from my home computer. That may have been a mistake. Perhaps part of the hoax is to get you to delete the file, but I figure if it's important, I can always reload it. I'm still annoyed, however that someone sent this on to the list. Laura ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robin Hamilton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2001 8:44 PM Subject: Re: Daniel Janes > Laura: > > > I am, however, frustrated by this incident. I often access my > > personal email at my office. The prospect of wiping out my office files, > > which contain many original documents that would take years to reproduce > > makes me think that being part of a list is not such a great idea. > > I'm not sure lists are the major risk here -- most lists have a > no-attachment rule (both for size problems, and because of this very risk of > attachments spreading viruses) and I personally would never open +any+ > attachment to a mail from a list. > > Whereas I might open an attachment to an email sent by a friend on the > assumption that it had been virus-checked or was otherwise safe. > > The only answer is to be very paranoid and invest in the best firewalls that > money can buy. > > And keep regular backups. I say this last with some feeling, having had a > hard drive rubbished by a virus infection, when I wasn't ... > > Robin Hamilton >